Limit the answer to your experience and acknowledge variation across households, places…
State your current leaning and what remains unresolved instead of choosing a…
Ask whether it affects a current decision or could leave someone with…
One gesture cannot establish what the person wants. Consider the setting and…
Acknowledge that you missed part of the exchange, identify the last point…
Say that you want to understand the circumstances, then ask what mattered…
Do not add to it, and state your own preference not to…
Stop extending the joke, acknowledge the specific problem, apologise briefly and change…
Thank the person for noticing, then optionally add a truthful detail. Accepting…