Suppose a friend asks you to go to the store with him after school. He wants to shop for a gift for another friend. How can you use assertive communication to tell your friend that you don't want to go with him, but not hurt his feelings?

If he's your friend then you should know who they truly are, and how to truly respond. So simply say, "You're not ready to go" Or "You're just not feeling it." Also depending on your reasoning for not wanting to go, I can't truly explain. But if you don't want to go, just because you don't want to go, It's easy as "Maybe next time" Or "Not today."

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