Thanks for the advice. I'm sure you're right. This is gonna be tough.
It certainly was for me. I am, by nature, a classic "Mr. Nice Guy" -- a rescuer/pleaser, who can't even pull off a freaking PRACTICAL JOKE for more than 2-3 seconds before shouting "Just kidding!" because I can't stand to see someone uncomfortable.
I avoid conflict like the plague.
So yeah, it was the single hardest thing I ever had to do in my life.