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How to Deal With Nosy Questions

How to handle (and sometimes even ask) the nosiest questions

How to Deal With Nosy Questions
Greg Clarke
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Nosy Question: What Did You Do On Your Date Last Night?

How to Respond: "The usual — dinner, dancing, hot-air-balloon ride." Most of the time, you don't have to answer someone's nosy question directly. You can creatively answer around it. The person asking is probably trying to find out whether you had a good time. So tell him if you did (or didn't) and leave it at that.

How to Ask: Don't ask specifics. (Do you need to know where they had dinner, how long the date lasted, etc.?) Simply ask if they had fun. They'll cough up details if they want to.


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