Failure to Accept Offers Graciously
Most people who ask for help are happy to get offers of help. Sometimes, ungracious responses to offers of help, such as “I already know that!” “I tried that, and it doesn’t work.”
An offer of help is a very human gesture. It implies an affiliative motive. Rebuffing an offer of help is hurtful and reduces the chances the person will try to help again.
Gratitude is the proper response to an offer, a sincere acknowledgment of the act of offering regardless of the content.
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