Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
I work at a convenience store near my home. I see the store’s regulars every day, and of course we become friendly. Some I like more than others.
Since I am not interested in pursuing any friendships or relationships with customers, how do I gracefully deny the request for my number?“Sorry, I never give out my personal phone number, but you can usually find me here. Right by the sundries aisle.” A couple of old friends and I had planned a dinner at their house. When I got there, they both greeted me and the husband explained that his wife was sick with a bad cold .
My sick friend went back to bed, and I wound up sticking around and actually making dinner. I considered suggesting that the husband and I go out to a restaurant, but abandoning his wife when she was sick seemed like the worst option.Since then, I have thought I should have just left, but they were so insistent in the moment, it just seemed gauche.
One of the owners fist-bumped me in celebration, and I said, “That’s what happens when everyone behaves like adults.” His wife was less enthusiastic because she loved the house and was sad to be leaving it. She seemed to be on the verge of tears.
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