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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Maybe use a little more tact?
"You're a prick!" <
"You're acting like a prick!" <
"Why are you being so difficult?"
"You did it to yourself. You always date d-bags!" <
"You do have a history of dating these kinds of people." <
"Well maybe it's time to try dating someone with a different kind of personality than those in the past?"
In short, take what you want to actually say and turn it into a question.
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Using your two examples, I would normally word it like...
"Why do you need to act like a prick?"
"Well, maybe you should stop dating dbags."
I know there's a lot to be said for delivery and tact, but... I don't know. I see value in being able to get to the point without leaving room for interpretation, if that makes any sense. I believe people should be responsible for how they assimilate the information they're given, and also how they react to that information.
Again, though, I'm really starting to suspect some issues with social empathy. I really don't mean to be a prick about things, but I just can't seem to think of any other way to say something other than just simply getting to the point.