about your plans for next year? I'm going to see a lot of relatives this year and I need a strategy. I'm not about to say all my tentative plans to
them this year only to have it thrown back in my face if things don't happen to work out, you know?
How do you avoid people asking
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Posts: 12807 (12/17/2008 4:00 AM) |
just say Death
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Posts: 1820 (12/17/2008 4:01 AM) |
Suicide, haha
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Posts: 2181 (12/17/2008 4:01 AM) |
Try not being in the same room. Don't take their calls. Change your e-mail address. Move and leave no forwarding address. Wear a disguise when you go
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Posts: 291 (12/17/2008 4:05 AM) |
Just say you're taking life week by week so you'll see what happens.
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Yeah Christianne |
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Posts: 4693 (12/17/2008 4:07 AM) |
Just say "I'd like to..." and say a broad plan, then finish with "but we'll see." That's what I do.
 Or I say "For now
I'm..." and finish with "then I'll go from there."
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Posts: 1324 (12/17/2008 4:23 AM) |
I face similar issues. I just say I'm looking into a few things, but who knows.
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Posts: 6422 (12/17/2008 5:47 AM) |
This is why I avoid being around relatives this time of year
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Posts: 10283 (12/17/2008 6:34 AM) |
Just say you don't have any particular plans if you want to avoid the subject completely or tell them about you plans making clear that they're just tentative and dependent on a number of things that may or may not happen But it's not that serious, people make plans and then change them or don't go through with them for one reason or another, I
don't see a reason to not talk about it just because you're like everyone else in the world and can't say what's going to happen in the future
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Posts: 24746 (12/17/2008 6:44 AM) |
Yeah Christianne wrote:I do that too. |
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when i get that question.. usually say ''i don't know''
which leads to a bunch of ''oh why not?'' and suggestions as to what i should do with my time/life all quite annoying starting tomorrow i'm goin to just ignore people who ask me the question.. problem solved 
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Posts: 4263 (12/17/2008 7:06 AM) |
"I can only live one day at a time, so that's all I plan for".
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Posts: 15823 (12/17/2008 7:07 AM) |
jawnyquest wrote:That just sounds lazy saying "i dont know". Or ignoring people who ask it.. like your grandmother. |
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Posts: 2262 (12/17/2008 8:04 AM) |
Yeah Christianne wrote:I'd go with this. |
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Posts: 20594 (12/17/2008 8:56 AM) |
What about something like "I've got a few things up my sleeve, but I don't want to jinx anything by talking too early in advance. I'll let ya
know next Christmas how they worked out ...hardy har har."
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Posts: 1825 (12/17/2008 7:58 PM) |
Thanks for all your replies. It's given me some good ideas. I don't plan on sweating over it but I just thought I'd get some ideas on how others
avoid annoying holiday questions
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