If on the other hand, the answer is “Because I don’t like X,” you may have some more digging to do within yourself even before talking to the other person. Why does X upset you? Is it a you thing or a them thing? If it’s a you thing, is it something you should try to work out on your own? Feedback is a tool and can be weaponized for our own insecurities and blind spots if we’re not thinking things through.

