What's better? a girl who stands up or who walks away

There are times when the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all. But silence isn't an effective tactic for dealing with a combative individual because they are only interested in gaining power over you. To these people, your silence is seen as a small victory and an open invitation to continue their bullying. Standing up to them and exposing their aggressive behavior is the key to making them stop. Once the spotlight is on them, and others recognize their behavior and actions, they retreat.

For the mild conflicts of everyday life, walking away and ignoring the offending person is the best choice.

A girl that knows when to stand up for herself and when to walk away.

Since that isn't an option I'm going to say the girl that stands up for herself. Though sometimes walking away, makes more of an impact.

I never stoop to other peoples level. Arguing is a waste of time, people are to egotistical to back down. If I know I'm right I don't give a shit, rather walk away and do something worth my time.

I walk away, because it is the best course of action before an even bigger fight commences.

You should always be honest and express your true distaste, dislike, emotions, etc. If you don't then you are being a fake (for lack of other terms). By standing up for yourself you are establishing boundaries, showing how you feel and properly expressing yourself. By holding it in, you are accepting the actions and expressions of others that you dislike, are offended by, etc. Furthermore, by hold it in and grinning and bearing with it, you are giving the impression that what they did or said is acceptable. Grant it, there are times when you should bite your tongue and walk away and this is where "Tact" comes into play; just in order to prevent an escalation of conflict, that is simply a reason you should take a second, collect your thoughts and then decide to respond or if it's best to let the subject go.

Walking away is only a sign of weakness if you continue to let people walk all over you and bully you with their words or otherwise.

Sometimes walking away is the most mature thing you can do, and it shows the person that you're better than they are.

Other times, you need to stand up for yourself and show people that you're not their doormat and won't tolerate being disrespected.

I have a habit of standing up for myself rather aggressively, mostly with words, nomatter what the situation is. I am more than capable of taking constructive critisism, but that doesn't mean I want to hear it from everybody.

I'm not on the X factor, and I don't want to be told by others how I can better myself. I'm an adult, and I will better myself if I see fit.

I like to try and leave the situation by walking away or saying nothing when I know the particular person would get really frustrated if I don't react, though. Sometimes its satisfying to see someone who tried to get under your skin, get really annoyed that it didn't work.

Either way I think you need to assess each situation as it comes and decide for yourself what the better thing to do is. There is no right or wrong way to deal with it really, aslong as you don't get walked all over.

Depends on the situation.

It all depends on the situation.

It depends on the issue. Sometimes "making a point" just makes life difficult for yourself. If the point in question is of sufficient import, "fight your corner", but don't think that standing up for what you believe in is going to get you any credit, promotion or kudos, it won't. This is real life, not Hollywood. Mavericks are not tolerated in society so before you "stand up for what you believe in", make sure you are sufficiently convinced of the correctness of your decision before leaping into the dark. Otherwise keep your thoughts and principles to yourself.

Stands up for herself every time. If you are right and think you are right, fight for it.

I like a girl who sits down.

Both. I do like them feisty types though lol. As long as it is in moderation.

What's best is a girl who knows how to pick her battles.

I've been fucked with plenty of times in my life and a few of those times, I did resort to violence. I did so when I believed that it was necessary to be taken seriously. One sword drawn keeps the other sword sheathed. Looking back, I know I could have avoided a lot of that conflict but I chose to prove my worth through aggression.

The trick is learning how to handle conflict effectively, something that I don't believe I will ever fully master. If I'm getting fucked with and I do not believe that my standing up for myself will make matters any better, then I'll let it go unless it is a continuing event.

Every little thing is not worth wasting the effort with and at the end of the day, I do not want people to hate or fear me. Inn most situations, if at all possible, I try to express myself in a manner to give them the impression that I care about what they have to say and that I see them as sane and intelligent people. I do this at work on a fairly regular basis. Most people aren't used to being given a chance to express their opinion and you'll find that they are easily taken off guard if they start to blow up on someone and that someone cares about what they are saying.

Haha, I had to edit this to throw in this example. I reconnected with a buddy from the 5th grade and she told me that she was originally my bully. She said that up until High School, she was the school bully. She was a big girl (she has since lost the weight and is smokin' hot by the way) so she said she was used to people not fighting back. She said that we became friends by her bullying me and my shit-talking her back. She said that it took her off guard and she eventually developed a respect for me for not taking her shit and that we eventually became friends.

So sometimes maybe you do wanna shit talk 'em haha.