Hey Michelle! I think your points are great, thanks for sharing. To your point, being indirect might be softening the blow. And I wouldn't want to say that there's no room for that as a communication strategy, we all communicate in different ways and with different norms! But I do worry about it's long-term impact on authentic connection.

I love the commitment to being open and honest. I'd add to that what you role modeled in your example: being *complete*. It's one thing to say "I feel angry with you." It's another to say "I feel anrgy with you, AND I'm worried that if I share how I feel then we'll have an argument, which isn't want I want because I really value our connection and I want to be closer to you right now."

Great stuff!