How to learn to answer uncomfortable questions

At all times, people wanted to open the curtain of the personal lives of others. Marriage issuesChildren and relatives do not lose their relevance in the minds of others. Often, such curiosity and invasion of personal space causes a negative reaction in us, because we do not want to explain to everyone about our plans, life principles or similar questions can cause pain.



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But psychologists assure that not always questions and advice about your personal life are aimed at offending you or imposing your point of view. Editorial "Site" He will tell you what causes interest in the hidden and How to Correctly Answer Questions.

Family questions

1. Excitement
   Such questions can hide a banal, but quite sincere concern. This is usually characteristic of grandparents, parents and other close relatives. They have kept you safe all their lives and want nothing but good. And they really want to see you happy. They can even arrange a lookout with the sons of their friends. There's nothing wrong with that. In their youth, there were some priorities that they still focus on. Do not answer questions about marriage and children with aggression. Suffice it to say that you are happy and self-sufficient. And also explain your position on your personal life and say that everything will happen, but only when you want it.
   
   
   
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2. Curiosity
   In order to brighten up the silence, people often ask the most banal questions. Often this curiosity comes from taxi drivers or unfamiliar people. Also, interest arises from classmates you have not seen in a long time. In such cases, you do not have to maintain a conversation and open the boundaries of personal. But it is not necessary to be rude, because a person has a simple interest and nothing more. You can make fun of it or say you don't talk about family.
   
   
   
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3. Boredom
   Someone goes to the gym or knits socks, and someone collects gossip. There is a category of people who like to delve into other people’s lives: they follow all the news about the stars, know what a neighbor is sick and how the granddaughter of her mother’s cousin learns. Hence the endless questions about marriage, children, cavalry. It's a lifestyle. If such tactlessness confuses you, then you should show the person the boundaries of your communication. Or suggest that single people are much happier than those who are married and their lives are more fulfilling.
   
   
   
   
   
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4. Absence of other topics
   Often, close enough people have families, children or vice versa, they divorce and you are in different positions, but you want to keep warm relationships. Naturally, mommy will impose the idea on you to give birth, and a divorcee will curse all men. Therefore, it is better to simply bypass the subject of the guise of life. Say that you are very happy for a friend or sympathize, but there are still many interesting events in life that you would like to discuss.
   
   
   
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5. Stereotypes There are people who have planned their own and others’ lives for decades to come, in great detail. They believe that there is only one trajectory that everyone should follow. Be sure to get higher education, get married before the age of 30, give birth to at least 2 children, go on vacation at least once a year.
   
   These people are very hard to convince. It's better to joke with someone, someone with a rude answer. The main thing is to show the person that you have already planned everything and his teachings will not affect your plans.
   
   
   
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Everyone decides what to do in life. Especially those who are dedicated to their plans. You do not always have to answer a question clearly or convince the interlocutor that your point of view is correct. Everyone was brought up in different conditions and developed their priorities in life, so everyone remains with his opinion. So humor is your best friend to get away from.

We also talked about why women don’t want to have children.

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