kelpforestdweller:

here’s a useful expression: “i don’t have a preference but i’d be happy to choose.”

sounds a little odd or maybe contradictory? but i spend a lot of time around people who, for various reasons, often run up against choice paralysis, that agonizing state where making a decision seems impossible.

so i use this sentence to clarify a few things.

1. are you just being polite and offering me the chance to choose first? if so, i have given you the go ahead to decide for us

2. are you having difficulty deciding? if so, i have made it clear that even though im not invested in any particular option, i am willing and able to make the decision for us.

thought i’d share it since i find it helpful.