9 Ways to Answer Nagging Questions (and Prevent Them from Recurring)

Annoying questions are not always asked with the intent to offend. Despite hurting the hearts of the people to whom they are addressed, they often have good intentions. Therefore, it is worth thinking carefully before answering. Otherwise, you risk being rude to your interlocutor.

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Instead of showing your irritation with an unpleasant question, try to remain patient. Count to ten to clear your head and don’t be affected by scathing comments. It’s better to change the subject or simply start interacting with less aggressive people.

Sometimes it pays to answer a question ironically. If the person had no ill intentions, this type of response will not offend them. Otherwise; she will feel uncomfortable to continue the discussion.

Strange as it may seem, many people bring up inconvenient subjects in an attempt to establish a closer and more affectionate relationship with someone. In other words, it is a way of simply “starting a conversation”. But this ends up making both participants in the dialogue uncomfortable. In this case, a simple way to deal with possible irritation is to make a joke.

Gently setting personal boundaries can also help. You are not obligated to answer all questions. Simply say that you are not willing to talk about it or that you are not used to discussing this type of issue with people outside your inner circle.

Difficult topics are often addressed even by people lacking empathy who suffer from psychological problems or by those who really want to help. In any case, thanking these people for their interest and concern means showing your maturity and proving that you are not easily hurt by an inconvenient comment.

Another easy way to ignore a nasty comment is to pretend you didn’t hear it. If a person wanted to offend or hurt you, your indifference, your smile and your polite posture will make that person lose your own inner balance. Instead of reacting impulsively, ask her to explain what she meant by her comment. Thus, she will lose the urge to ask irrelevant questions next time.

Nothing turns off an aggressive person like someone who responds calmly and, ideally, with a healthy dose of humor to unkind remarks. If someone makes fun of the shape of your nose, make a joke about it without waiting for the other person to make a joke about it first. You can also admit that the person is right, thus ending the discussion without unnecessary emotions.

If your family insists that you start dating someone your own age or offers to find you a partner, accept their help, but under certain conditions. Describe in detail the profile of your perfect match and make no exceptions. As a result, the following may happen: either your family members will stop bothering you, or you will get what you asked for.

Responding with aggression to aggression is not a good decision. But unfortunately, some people prefer to break social norms or take out negative emotions on others. Such a person may have already faced the same unpleasant situation and, after that, come to believe that he too can act inappropriately.

In the event that humiliations occur regularly, for example, at work, you can learn to be more patient, change jobs to protect your health, or choose the same tone of conversation as your interlocutor. Be careful to avoid snowballing, projecting your frustrations onto other colleagues or your family. If so, just try to end the relationship with the toxic colleague.

What tricks would you add to this list to put mind-bogglers in their place? Feel free to share them in the comments.