How to Ask Personal Questions Politely

You know you shouldn't ask, but...you want to know if she's pregnant or what she does to her hair. Get people to talk with these tips

Greg Clarke

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Greg Hartley, a former army interrogator and the author of I Can Read You Like a Book (Career Press, $16, www.amazon.com), offers this advice:

Try flattery. “Your skin is glowing. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were pregnant!”

Reveal a secret of your own. “I looked into getting hair extensions. Do you know anything about them?”

Guess. If you think your friend spent about $400 on a new bag, say, “I saw that those go for, what, between $200 and $500?” She’ll be tempted to correct you with something closer to the truth.