{"id":939453,"date":"2023-10-25T22:41:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindspa.me\/?p=939453"},"modified":"2023-10-25T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:41:58","slug":"how-to-respond-to-tactless-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/how-to-respond-to-tactless-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Respond to Tactless Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We all have been in a situation when a seemingly \u201cinnocent\u201d question made us feel confused, anxious, annoyed or even angry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These feelings indicate that the person has crossed your personal boundaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you defend yourself? Let\u2019s see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laugh it off <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m afraid I’ll have to keep the intrigue!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, it’s a big, big secret! I\u2018ve signed a non-disclosure agreement\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a good joke on this subject…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like a big star being interviewed on a talk show. By the way, have you seen the show with…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShhh, the walls have ears!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humor reduces tension, helps you get into a stronger position and gently shift your interlocutor’s attention to something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Act distant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m not ready to talk about it now\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow is not the right time\/place to discuss it\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot today, okay? I’m not really in the mood to talk about it\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet’s leave it for another time. Better tell me…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distancing yourself from the subject is a good neutral tactic to defend your personal boundaries. It is suitable for people who are anxious not to offend even an unpleasant interlocutor. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Act stupid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never thought about it…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, you know, I have no idea. It\u2019s a good question, I’ll think it over\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, you just pointed out to me something I didn’t even have time to think about\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou baffled me with your question. I’ll think it over\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acting stupid means pretending that you have no idea what the person is talking about. This allows you to slide off the subject smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut them off<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a personal question and I don\u2019t want to discuss it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don’t see why you need to know this\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don’t discuss my personal life\/body\/work\/views\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don’t think we are that close to discuss this matter\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI find this question rude and tactless, let’s drop this subject\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers like that clearly outline your boundaries and let your interlocutor know that they have crossed the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Escape<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m afraid I have to go, it was great to see you, bye!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m sorry, I just remembered I had to do something\u2026I have to leave\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWow, we\u2019ve been chatting for so long! I\u2019ve got to run, have a great evening!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry, I need to go\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Escaping from the situation is a great legitimate way to break off an unpleasant conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We all have been in a situation when a seemingly \u201cinnocent\u201d question made us feel confused, anxious, annoyed or even angry. These feelings indicate that the person has crossed your personal boundaries.  How can you defend yourself? Let\u2019s see: Laugh it off  \u201cI’m afraid I’ll have to keep the intrigue!\u201d \u201cOh, it’s a big, big… Read More »How to Respond to Tactless Questions<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[102,2599,550,554,883,2600,2418],"class_list":["post-939453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eng","tag-anxiety","tag-conflicts","tag-fear","tag-feelings","tag-mindspa","tag-requests","tag-well-being-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindspa-dev.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}