During my childhood, I don’t think the word Yes was even invented.  My dad was a salesman during all of my growing-up years.  He was the head of the household even though he was not home most of the time.  This required any decision-making events to be put on hold upon his return from work.  Now, you couldn’t just say “Hi Dad” and pop the question which would require a simple yes or no answer.  No, you had to work with due diligence and with a lot of savvy on how to handle a man that didn’t know the word yes.