In certain areas I'm great at dealing with stuff head on. It's true that I'm willing to get into difficult emotional stuff to sort it through with someone.
In my day-to-day, casual interactions though, I may be excessively conflict-avoidant.
I learned as a kid that the best way to survive in a big family is to never piss someone off if you don't have to.
Given how much conflict I got into which I couldn't avoid, I didn't need to be seen as any more stubborn & difficult than I already was.