Q: “Are you still married?”
A: “Are you still alive?”
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- The nosy neighbor, the rude date of a friend, the overreaching in-law: these bastards are everywhere.
- Use this guide to help you respond to them without giving them the satisfaction of a real answer.
- Stunned silence is an effective tool to employ when asked an inappropriate question. A protracted silence can even offer the offender the opportunity to think better of their question and possibly revoke it.
- Another tactic you can take is to brush it off with a funny comment. A ridiculous question warrants a ridiculous answer. Example: If someone asks you when you’re planning on having a baby, you can reply that the storks are on strike.
- You can also use bridging messaging to redirect the conversation to more comfortable territory.
