Oh man, what a let-down. :( bah to the little old lady. At least you can feel that you retained the moral high ground.
The way I've come to to handle my distant, more conservative relatives is to remain polite, perhaps giving a pleasant or slightly sad smile, and saying something like "we'll have to agree to disagree." If they're open to discussion, they'll initiate it themselves with less defensiveness. If not, they'll still know that a "civilized" person can hold such an opinion on whatever.
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polite/passive-agressive strategy
Date: 2006-01-20 03:36 am (UTC)The way I've come to to handle my distant, more conservative relatives is to remain polite, perhaps giving a pleasant or slightly sad smile, and saying something like "we'll have to agree to disagree." If they're open to discussion, they'll initiate it themselves with less defensiveness. If not, they'll still know that a "civilized" person can hold such an opinion on whatever.