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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How could the girl possibly respond other than to tell him off?[/quote]

All simple, "I don't care to discuss that, Mr. Friend. But on the topic of social lives, ____? (change the topic with a question that gives him an opening to discuss some mutual acquaintance, one of his kids, or an event he went to recently)"

Then she can excuse herself as soon as a natural break in the conversation arises.

Learning to deflect intrusive questions gracefully and set boundaries in social interactions while minimizing any awkwardness and keeping the conversation flowing is a useful skill for young people to develop, as it would serve anyone well throughout life. [/quote]

And if he'd pinched her rear end, she should have just gracefully moved away and asked him about his golf game (or whatever)! Right?

When somebody asks an inappropriate question like that, I see no reason to minimize awkwardness. Awkwardness is the correct result of questions like that.[/quote]

Exactly![/quote]

And particularly since a small subset of the type of men who make these comments are testing the waters to see how compliant a young woman (or young man) might be. I'll assume that the dad's friend is just a garden variety jerk and not an abuser, but we do have to train our kids to put up boundaries.[/quote]

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