assertive??

hi all, my ex said that i wasnt assertive enough. how do you become more assertive??

By telling people what you want and not allowing them to walk over you.

Live in Europe for 4 months with only a pocket full of money.

Practice telling people your opinion even if you're afraid of their responses.

Careful that you don't confuse assertiveness with aggressiveness though. There's a fine line. No one likes opinions or demands pushed on them in an overly aggressive way.

Really though, that's such a posh reason to break up with someone, unless it takes them 30 minutes to figure out which flavor of icecream they want.