{"id":121343,"date":"2024-01-21T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=121343"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:57:24","slug":"forcing-opinions-on-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/forcing-opinions-on-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Forcing Opinions on Others Only Destroys Friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What happens when you force an opinion on other people? Does everyone have to agree on the same thing in a group?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bren\u00e9 Brown says that the instinct to find like-minded people becomes counterproductive when everyone must agree on everything. This type of thinking leads to unnecessary policing and self-monitoring to make sure no one&#8217;s stepping out of alignment with the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to further learn why forcing opinions on others hurts friend groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This article is part of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/relationships\/friendship-guide\/\">Shortform\u2019s guide to friendships<\/a>. If you like what you read here, there\u2019s plenty more to check out in the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-self-monitoring-and-policing-opinions-within-a-group\"><strong>Self-Monitoring and Policing Opinions Within a Group<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Forcing opinions on others makes people feel less connected and afraid to express themselves honestly because inclusion in the group is conditional\u2014it relies on conformity.&nbsp;For example, say you have a friend group that generally agrees on big political issues. However, when the issue of climate change comes up, you find that you have slightly different opinions:&nbsp; Your friends believe that the government should enforce strong regulations in the energy industry, and while you agree that policy reforms are important, you also worry about the economic implications of the policies they advocate. In this scenario, you might feel afraid to express your opinion, thinking the others will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/taking-offense\/\">be offended<\/a> by your stance and won\u2019t want you in their friend group. As a result, you feel isolated and uneasy because you\u2019re hiding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/parts-of-the-self\/\">part of yourself<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Brown focuses on the individual impact of feeling the pressure to conform\u2014the way it makes you feel isolated and afraid of being rejected by the group. However, research unveils another reason it&#8217;s important to allow for disagreement: <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2019-25622-005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dissent increases group creativity and improves decision-making<\/a>. For example, by discussing different viewpoints on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/climate-change-policies\/\">climate change policies<\/a>, your friend group might come up with new possibilities that no one had considered before. This suggests that both you as an individual and the <em>group <\/em>can benefit from encouraging different opinions.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Brown suggests that if you\u2019re making <em>other<\/em> people feel like they shouldn\u2019t openly disagree with you, this prevents you from understanding that despite our differences, we\u2019re all connected to one another as humans. This is because if you\u2019re policing others\u2019 opinions, you\u2019re focusing on what <em>divides <\/em>us rather than the underlying values that unite us. For example, returning to the climate policy example, the opinions of you and your friends likely stem from the same underlying value of compassion: You want to avoid job loss due to policy changes, and your friends want to mitigate the impact of climate change on people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/crucial-conversations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Crucial Conversations<\/em><\/a>, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory provide tips that may help avoid this interpersonal disconnection that Brown describes and counteract the tendency to police other people\u2019s opinions. One strategy they recommend is making people feel comfortable disagreeing with you by <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/crucial-conversations\/chapter-7#em-how-em-skill-4-talk-tentatively\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">describing your viewpoint in a tentative, non-dogmatic way<\/a>. For example, you can use phrases like \u201cIt seems like\u2026\u201d rather than \u201cThe fact is\u2026\u201d By softening your language, you signal that you\u2019re open to challenges and you\u2019re not trying to force your opinions on others. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/crucial-conversations\/chapter-7#em-how-em-skill-5-encourage-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explicitly invite opposing views<\/a> by proactively asking \u201cWhat am I missing?\u201d)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when you force an opinion on other people? Does everyone have to agree on the same thing in a group? Bren\u00e9 Brown says that the instinct to find like-minded people becomes counterproductive when everyone must agree on everything. This type of thinking leads to unnecessary policing and self-monitoring to make sure no one&#8217;s stepping out of alignment with the group. 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