How To Respond To Nosiness Without Being Rude [The Question]

Patch readers weighed in on how to handle nosy questions without losing your cool, and the strategies range from polite deflection to the classic fake phone call exit. Favorites include turning the question back with a cheerful “Why do you ask?”, offering a breezy non-answer like “Who knows?”, or simply smiling and announcing you have somewhere to be. The consensus seems to be that you don’t owe a nosy person a real answer, but a little grace on your way out the door never hurts.