Originally Posted by glam
about diplomacy: it's my natural inclination to want to believe the best in people. i'd rather get along with everyone, and i'm good at doing so relatively effortlessly and automatically. it's usually not a problem for me to know what and what not to do to maintain positive relations with people. of course, it's idealistic to think that i can truly be everybody's friend. if someone pisses me off enough, i won't sacrifice being honest for the sake of getting along with them. if i have very little respect or liking for someone, it will probably eventually show in my interactions with them.
about my views: if i'm confident enough in them, and interested enough in the topic, i will sometimes engage in discussion about it. while i have strong views on some things, i still may feel uncertain about discussing them, enough to where i often keep my opinions to myself. i feel like i have to understand something very well, inside and out, to be able to effectively disagree with someone else, but that's not always realistic. it's an area i feel like i'd like to be good in, but that i usually don't feel a lot of confidence in.