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Originally Posted by freebeard
That right there is why I don't fit into this world. I'd like to get along, but I can't trust the opposite gender to not whisper poisonous thoughts into my ear late in the night.
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Believe me, my wife has no hesitation being confrontational with me.
The best relationships are those in which the goals, values, happiness and well-being of both parties are held in equal regard. It helps when those goals and values are similar.
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I don't buy if I can't meet the asking price. Not sure if it's out of pride or showing respect. 
I don't like selling. When I sold the green Superbeetle, I asked US$3000* and dropped the price $1-200 a month until I got to $1500. A guy drove it and then asked me if I could come down any on the price. 
*mid-book — it had suspension upgrades and started in 1/4 revolution (it fired on the very first cylinder)
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I respect the pride you have in meeting the asking price.
My nature is to avoid spending money, and that includes paying as little as possible when I finally do make a purchase. I take pride in knowing I paid less than most would have.
When I went to look at my Acura, the dealer initial asking price was $22k. I laughed and said that was absurd, and he asked what a reasonable price was. I said it was only worth $17k. He came down to $17,400 fairly quickly, but ultimately I still walked out. I had only come to see the vehicle, and hadn't fully researched what it was worth. 2 weeks later, the dealer agreed to my $17k price. Perhaps the extra wait and hassle of making a 2nd trip wasn't worth $400, but I took pride in having made no concessions on my price. It was certainly worth the miniscule effort it took to save $5k on the asking price.
When selling something, I usually list it a little under the market value to avoid wasting time haggling, and to have more options available for potential customers. When I sold a 2007 Subaru Outback, the buyer didn't attempt to haggle on the price at all because I had priced it very fairly to begin with. My rooms for rent in the house always get a strong response because I don't ask maximum price. It allows me to select good roommates from a large pool of people instead of being forced to accept the 1 person who is barely (un)able to make the high rent I'm asking.