Death by delay

Every once in a while I find people who have to make a decision but won't. They privately want to say no but they won't because they don't want people to hate them for saying no. But they also won't say yes because they can't justify their desire to say no. So instead they delay, often for years, until the topic goes away. This is exceptionally repugnant to me. If you want to say no then say no, if not say yes. Have the guts to make a stand one way or another, don't just delay things to death.