AAA - Relationships & Communication

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Be FIRM

What Would You Say?

Reason why

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Figure out your boundaries I don’t want to…

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Make a suggestion

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Scenario

Be FIRM

Figure out your boundaries I don’t want to…

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You are going on a date with someone for the first time. You decide to meet them at a pizza restaurant at 7pm. When you get there, you say “hi” and sit down across from them. They ask how you are doing and they say they have already put in an order for a large pepperoni pizza. You are a vegetarian.

Reason why

Make a suggestion

Use the Be FIRM model to address this situation.

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Example Response

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Example Response

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“Thank you so much for ordering already. I am

“Thank you so much for ordering already. I am

a vegetarian. I don’t want to eat pepperoni

a vegetarian. I don’t want to eat pepperoni

because I was raised a vegetarian, so why

because I was raised a vegetarian, so why

don’t I ask the server if we can change our

don’t I ask the server if we can change our

pizza to be half pepperoni and half veggie?

pizza to be half pepperoni and half veggie?

That way we can both get what we want.”

That way we can both get what we want.”

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Example Response

Example Response “Thank you so much for ordering already. I am

a vegetarian. I don’t want to eat pepperoni

a vegetarian. I don’t want to eat pepperoni

because I was raised a vegetarian, so why

because I was raised a vegetarian, so why

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“Thank you so much for ordering already. I am

don’t I ask the server if we can change our

pizza to be half pepperoni and half veggie?

That way we can both get what we want.”

That way we can both get what we want.”

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O nl

don’t I ask the server if we can change our pizza to be half pepperoni and half veggie?

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Example Response

Be FIRM

Figure out your boundaries I don’t want to…

“Thank you so much for ordering already. I am

ew

a vegetarian. I don’t want to eat pepperoni

because I was raised a vegetarian, so why

Reason why

don’t I ask the server if we can change our

pizza to be half pepperoni and half veggie?

Make a suggestion

That way we can both get what we want.”

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Relationship Spectrum

Abusive

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Unhealthy

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Healthy

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