Rather than leaving the person guessing why you aren't talking to him or her anymore, consider being straightforward about what happened.To confront someone openly, do the following: Choose a suitable time to have your conversation.
"It's not an economic issue anymore -- it's a straightforward political issue," said Jairam Ramesh, the senior economic adviser to the Congress Party, the country's main opposition party.
The notion of a straightforward "vendor" relationship doesn't apply anymore.
"Regarding the question as to climate change, I think the president was fairly straightforward – we're not spending money on that anymore.
It is a medium-rich, genuinely delicious, well-stuffed and straightforward Napa Cab at a price you don't see much anymore.
If we take this simple straightforward view and say you're dead when you're not P-functioning anymore, then you were dead, on and off and on and off, last night.
Depending on your perspective, resort collections can have either things you're bored seeing or gems you can't seem to find anymore because everybody's become such big shots that they can't do straightforward things.
A straightforward sale -- that is, handing over the merchandise and collecting the money -- is not enough anymore.
Calling someone a bitch used to be pretty straightforward, but today after many adaptations, reinventions, and attempts to reclaim the word it's not totally clear what "bitch" really means anymore.
