Actually, I am starting to feel great about my decision. I think that I have a problem with feeling guilty every time I stand up for myself. My first impulse is to apologize and make it easy on the other person because I know addressing my needs means that theirs will not be addressed. God, I have to figure out how to stop doing that. How to stop feeling guilty! Any suggestions?

And yes, they were enthusiastic. Enthusiasm seems to be the domain of all salesmen but unfortunately all hucksters. I think I was just pissed because I trusted my associate's judgement when I should have trusted my own.