This is another example of the Law of Opposites. We’ve talked about the fact that when you genuinely agree with a criticism that seems totally unfair or untrue, the critic will suddenly discover that the criticism isn’t true. By the same token, when someone refuses to talk to you, he’s also criticizing you, but he isn’t putting his criticism into words. He’s punishing you with silence. If you acknowledge that you’ve made it hard for that person to trust you, he’ll suddenly begin to trust you. The moment you agree that the other person has a darn good reason not to talk to you, he will nearly
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