"well, i cannot answer that, because it is personal"..would they still be your friend? or not??Plus what if your guys are just acquaintances NOT friends...But why do we say "friends?"Cuz it sounds to weird????
2006-12-23 08:23:00 · 13 answers · asked by sweet 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
a friend would answer your statement of its too personal with .
well OK . that's fine. if there is something i can do to help i am here. and leave it at that.
this is what an acquaintance would also say but the acquaintance is much less likely to have asked you the question in the first place.
there is nothing wrong with saying this is an acquaintance of mine in-fact that is what you should do when you introduce this person to your friends or people who have given you there trust.
when you introduce a friend as a friend then you are to some extent vouching them meaning you are saying this is a person i trust if you trust me then i suggest to you that this is a person you should consider trusting.
if you don't really know the person then saying this is an acquaintance is really just a way of indicating that you don't as yet know this person well enough to recommend him as a good trustworthy person instead you are saying that as of yet this person has not done something that gives me cause to think he or she is untrustworthy.
putting new in front of acquaintance is just another degree of knowledge of the person that you have . in that case less.
you would do that with a person you met in a bar that night were still in the bar with and were introducing him or her to someone else .
2006-12-23 16:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on the person someone might get crushed and not be your friend and someone else might say okay of course we are still friends!! as I said it all depends on the friends we call guys who are acquaintances friends because they are in some long confusing way! yes it sounds weird but that is just how we are!!
hope I helped
2006-12-23 16:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by Beth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are asking you something personal and you don't know them that well they should not be offended by you telling them that you would rather not talk about it. Whether or not they want to be your friend has nothing to do with that. If you want to be friends with them get to know them and if they want to be friends with you than go for it.
Sometimes I just call my acquaintances friends if they come up in a conversation because its a lot easier than saying "that guy I met but don't know him that well". Just easier.
2006-12-23 16:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Some Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if they are true friends, they shouldn't be offended by your answer. And if they have consideration for you, they wouldn't be asking those things in the first place. Of course if they are really interested and concerned, and want to help, that's different from just being nosy. In any event, you are not obligated to reveal any personal information to anyone if you don't want to, and I think your answer is just fine. (Say it with a smile, though, unless you think the person is just prying. But if it's a good friend, he or she will still be your friend.) If it's a case of someone you don't know very well, just say, "Why do you want to know?" That usually shuts them up.
2006-12-23 16:36:14 · answer #4 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why they wouldn't be your friend/acquaintance. People realize that borders need to be set and not everyone is comfortable telling everything to anyone. I believe the way you handled it was very well done.
We use the term "friends" as it is more acceptable with today's society/generation. Not too many folks know the word acquaintances.
Merry, Merry.
2006-12-23 16:27:18 · answer #5 · answered by D N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone asks you a personal question and you don't want to answer it, they should not press for an answer. If they are not your friend after you tell them you don't want to answer, they weren't much of a friend to begin with, and you're better off knowing it as soon as possible.
2006-12-23 17:22:14 · answer #6 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would still be there friend. Some times its best you don't know every thing.
And for the next part - saying -- Hi this is my acquaintance -Joe Blow - well that sounds dumb.
2006-12-23 16:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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If you refuse to answer a question because you think it is too personal, and the other person stops being your 'friend' then you were never friends to begin with.
2006-12-23 16:29:54 · answer #8 · answered by I_Love_Life! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hope I wouldn;t ask somehting that would potentially offend them, but if I did, and they responded that they preferred not to discuss it, I'd apologize, and drop the topic altogether. Forever.
2006-12-23 16:26:51 · answer #9 · answered by Jennie Fabulous 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋