how to avoid a conversation about your ex

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Re: how to avoid a conversation about your ex

@diamond321

Now these** business contacts / colleagues** likes knowing too much about your husband and baby. Because you are one of the few women around in the particular field people just try to dig too much of personal info. Like how do u manage baby , home & husband with ur job ? does your husband help ? what is he doing these days etc etc ? .

Diamond, since these are people that you work with, it’s unprofessional of them to dig into your personal life. I don’t think it’s wrong for you to tell them that you’re divorced. But if they push the matter further and ask your ex and the reasons and details regarding your divorce, just politely tell them:

“I prefer to keep my personal life and professional life separate.”

Or

“I don’t feel comfortable discussing details about my personal life in a professional setting.” That should get the message across.

When you attend weddings and other funtions and people ask you where your husband is, tell them you’re divorced. And if they try to ask details about it, just politely say " I don’t feel comfortable discussing a situation I’ve moved on from. Alhumdolillah my daughter and I are managing well. Thank you for your concern. "

Even changing the subject can help. If you ask the nosy person questions about how their family or job is going, it diverts their attention from you to them.