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Exactly. The conversation could very easily go like this: DOUG: When is your flight due in? YOU: 3 PM. ... Why do you ask? DOUG: Oh great! Could you dr
by araneae 17y ago
Exactly.
The conversation could very easily go like this:
DOUG: When is your flight due in?
YOU: 3 PM. ... Why do you ask?
DOUG: Oh great! Could you drive me to the airport? My
flight leaves at 6PM.
YOU: ...
If someone asks you when you'll be free, without telling you why, it's probably because they don't want you to know. They're trying to trick you. So you have a perfect right to ask.
- CalmQuiet 17y agoBingo! Exactly why I often choose not to answer a question... suspicions about what following imposition is going to be attempted by the asker (and require more energy to bug out of once I've already admitted when "my flight was due in." [Yes, I can be unsocial at times: but -sorry- sometimes I prize my quiet time for creative restoration and reflection to donate it to a garrulous traveling companion.]
- travisp 17y agoWhy does this trick you? Because it puts you in a situation where you've already told the truth and can no longer lie? Better is to have relationships with your friends where you simply can be honest. DOUG: Oh great! Could you drive me to the airport? My flight leaves at 6PM. YOU: Ah no, I'd rather not, sorry. I hate driving to the airport at this time of day. or YOU: Well, it's not something I really feel like doing today, but how about you buy me dinner when you get back in exchange?