What do you say when someone asks a personal question?

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What do you say when someone asks a personal question?

Thank you for your interest, but I’d rather not discuss my personal life. Do you mind telling me why you are asking? (It will either make them fumble or open the door for diving deeper.) Do you really need to know? (A bit risky. What if their answer is, “yes”?)

Can I ask a question or May?

Both “Can I ask” and “May I ask” is intended for permission. but “may” version is more polite than use of can. For Better Sentence, “may” is more appropriate.

How do you politely decline a personal question?

Useful Expressions to Handle Uncomfortable Questions

  1. I’d rather not say.
  2. I’d prefer not to talk about that.
  3. I’d rather not get into [this topic] at this event.
  4. I’d prefer not to discuss this right now.
  5. I’m sorry, that’s private.
  6. That’s a little too personal.
  7. That topic is too difficult to discuss at this moment.
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Can I ask you a question synonym?

Some common synonyms of question are ask, inquire, interrogate, and query.

How do I ask permission to ask a question?

Asking for permission

  1. Can I ask a question, please? Can we go home now?
  2. Could I ask a question, please? Could we go home now?
  3. May I ask a question, please? May we go home now?

What are some good questions to ask someone?

– What’s in your pockets right now? – What options would come up if you could “right-click” people? – What’s the best piece of advice someone has given you?

What are some personal questions?

It’s a question that inquires about someone’s personal life, however you define that. It’s usually defined as whatever isn’t publicly shared or exhibited. Family relationships, sex lives and romantic relationships, hopes and ambitions, anything embarrassing, are all examples of ‘personal topics’.

What are good questions to ask your best friend?

– I have one hour to spend $5,000. Where would I go? – When we’re 85 years old, what will be doing together? – If we’d met earlier, what would our relationship have been like then?

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Why do some people never ask questions?

Some people have a conversation style where they expect you to bring up things about yourself without needing to be asked. Plenty of people are a bit shy and awkward. They may be nervous about asking you questions, because they don’t want to pry or are afraid of saying something unoriginal and boring.