So, How much money do you make? or whats your salary?, When are you going to give birth
to the second one? when are you getting married? Oh, are you getting divorced? why are you
still single?
Each and every single of us has been in that embarrassing situation where we were asked
a question that we don't necessarily want to answer. He might have asked you simply
out of curiosity but you don't want to share that. That one question ruins the entire conversation,
especially if you reply with an embarrassing answer!
Let me share with you several strategies which will help you to respond to most uncomfortable
questions you can think about. Dont worry, its not about insulting the other person,
but rather putting him in such an embarrassing situation that he probably wont ask you that
again!
1. firstly and most important, simply give a useless answer
Instead of freaking out and telling the other person that its not nice to ask such a question,
bare in mind that you are not obligated to answer that question or any other. No one
is pulling the gun on your head, and the beautiful part is that, you can reply however you want,
you can even ignore it and thats it. But here is what I like to do.
I simply respond with the most useless answer you can think about and the other person often
responds: - I Wish I didn't ask you at all!
Lets take a real life example: so how much money do you make?
like everyone else, less than Bill Gates
You are answering his question but he is not getting what he wants since you are giving
a very broad and general answer. Thats the easiest way to deal with uncomfortable questions!
2. but thats not the only option, you can also Turn the question around!
formulate the question in such a way that it will make the person you are talking to,
ashamed for his curiosity. There are multiple common phrases that you
can use to start but lets just focus on one of them such as “ If i heard you correctly”
and then the ending of the question will depend on the nature of the question. If you are
asked something very personal that you don't feel comfortable at all to share, simply reply
with: If i heard you correctly, your main concern
today is my personal life? or:
If i heard you correctly, your first priority in your life is to know whether we broke up
or not? Such questions might sound little arrogant,
but if you say it in a polite, calm and a little sarcastic tone, its going to put the
other person into an embarrassing situation.
3. I remember when I just got into the real estate business, one of my friends was extremely
curious to know how much money exactly I make. So when we were chilling in one of my friends
house, he was sitting right beside me, suddenly he asked:
how is the real estate business going on, I replied:
not bad, and then he continued:
so how much money do you make? I looked at him with a weird face and said:
you really wanna know that? I shook his hand while my left hand was on
his shoulder and told him with an extremely serious face:
bro, its highly classed information, your curiosity might get you into a big trouble,
and then I laughed and everyone else in the room as well. And after that he never asked
me again! Whenever you come across unpleasant question,
you can turn the situation into a joke! sarcasm always works out!
4. Never get offended or pissed at the question because you will seem like a douchebag who
takes everything personally, but rather start responding to the question in such a detail
that it will make the other person regret for asking that question!
Remember, The key is to talk about every little tiny detail!
For example, someone asks you: So when are you getting married?
- science says that, in order to have happy marriage, its important for the couple have
similar ascendants (don’t ask me if thats true or not, or what the heck does that even
means, - any abstruse theory that sounds pretty damn smart will work out, as long as the other
person has no idea about it! Only at that moment, when I realize that I
have met my soul mate and I will check if we fit together base on the theory that I
just explained to you. ( by the way, I have to find out when and where exactly she has
was born!) then only I will propose to her!
Your answer will drive him nuts! This strategy works only if you can do that
confidently!
However, if thats difficult for you, just Be sarcastic, thats what freaks people out!
Oh my god, why did you spend so much money on that watch????
I had to starve for 2 weeks, there was no other option!
In case if you are really pissed off and you literally have no idea how to respond, keep
this mind, you can use this phrase to respond to any stupid question.
I really admire your ability to ask dumb questions! or you can make it sound a bit more dramatic
and begin with: You are such a wonderful person, but you know
whats your greatest strength? is to ask dumb questions!
People don't always think before they ask, or you simply feel like thats something too
personal to share, so these are the tips you can use to deal with such questions.
And now its your turn, how do you respond to uncomfortable questions?!
Lets me know in the comments below! And as always,
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