Figured out how to redirect my mom's questions about my dating life in under 30 seconds

At Thanksgiving last year, my mom cornered me about why I'm still single. I spent 15 minutes deflecting until I realized a simple trick. I just started asking her opinion on something specific about my job, like what she thought of my new office policy. She talked for 20 minutes straight and forgot the whole dating thing. Has anyone else found a fast way to change the subject at these gatherings?

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patriciap5213d ago

Told my dad about my new vacuum once and he forgot his own question.

xena37313d ago

Actually I think that might be kind of sweet in a way. Maybe he just wanted to keep the conversation going because he knew you were excited about it, even if he couldn't remember what he was doing. I've done that before with my own kids, just grasping at anything to stay engaged with them.

park.robin13d ago

Steer the conversation to a weird kitchen gadget you saw online and watch them take over.