A Request Is Defined By How You Handle No
Insight
Rosenberg's test for whether something is a request or a demand is not the wording but our reaction when the other person declines: if we respond with empathy for what blocks them, it was a request. Choosing to request rather than demand does not mean giving up, only that we empathize before we try to persuade.
Source Context
!Nonviolent Communication A Language of Life - Rosenberg-Chopra#^ref-8406