Would you like to marry me?
Yes.
Wait. No. I do not mean you should easily answer "yes" to such an important question…are you comple-
Yes.
Okay...I guess...
I understand most of the time we want to learn to say no; we do not want to be too mean, right? Seriously though. With this article, I am not telling you to answer "yes" to every single question; rather, answer yes to those questions that make you think twice about your options. Every now and then, we have the conformity of taking a long nap after a tiring day after hanging out, working, or doing homework. Then, every single time, there is that one friend that texts you and asks if you are down to hang out. That is when you ponder about it. You think your options twice: to hang out, or to stay here and watch Netflix. It sure is a hard choice; trust me, I have been there. However, I do encourage you to say Yes to your friend.
Now, think about it. What really is better? To stay at home and binge watch an entire season of Game of Thrones, or to hang out with your beloved friends? No, wait, you have not thought about it completely, I know your answer is still to binge watch…two seasons maybe? You have class tomorrow, you know?
If you have read all the way here and your choice is still to stay at home, to you I tell you: get out there. Nothing will happen if you stay at home. Trust me. Game of Thrones can surely wait. However, if you decide to eventually go out with your friend.. what is the worst that could happen? Having a good time? Okay, sure, you might sprain your ankle. But at least that will give you a story to talk about, right? Rather than a boring tale about how you binge watched three seasons of Game of Thrones. Wait, this is not the first time you have seen the series, right?
You do not only need to answer Yes to your friend who wishes to hang out; what about that classmate in your calculus class that is struggling and requests help from you? Ugh, you would have to work a few extra hours to make sure they make a good mark on the next exam. That is plenty of your free time invested in this person. Should you? Well, let us see. Are you skeptical about it? Can you actually make time for it? Being lazy is not a good reason (and you might have run out of excuses already). So, what is your final answer? Yes? No? You could help somebody pass a course; that is saving a lot of time and money, in exchange for some of your time. After all, you are getting some company as well. Who knows, you both may become extremely good friends. Right? Yes, you may (or you might as well develop a new enemy).
No, I am also not telling you to imitate the movie “Yes Man,” and if you have not seen it I do suggest you add it to your movie list. Yes, the movie does have a happy ending so you might as well and try and copy it if you believe movies are not fictional enough.
Okay, fine. Yes. You can go ahead and binge watch your favorite series and completely disregard this piece of text. Please do not spoil the ending to your friends. It is very much appreciated from their part.
