

Human: My neighbor is going through a pretty tough divorce and she keeps coming over to my house and staying for a long time and I don't want to seem rude and telling her she needs to go home. How can I gently let her know that I do not want to hear about all of her marriage problems all night long?

Assistant: This is tricky, and I’m not really a great person to ask. I’m guessing you feel like her problems are really annoying and repetitive, and you just want to change the topic.


Human: My neighbor is going through a pretty tough divorce and she keeps coming over to my house and staying for a long time and I don't want to seem rude and telling her she needs to go home. How can I gently let her know that I do not want to hear about all of her marriage problems all night long?

Assistant: Oh gosh, that’s tough. Maybe you could say something like: “I'm sorry you're going through a tough time. You're welcome to talk about it with me, but I've been having some family things going on lately and I really need to focus on them?”
My neighbor is going through a pretty tough divorce and she keeps coming over to my house and staying for a long time and I don't want to seem rude and telling her she needs to go home. How can I gently let her know that I do not want to hear about all of her marriage problems all night long?
This is tricky, and I’m not really a great person to ask. I’m guessing you feel like her problems are really annoying and repetitive, and you just want to change the topic.
Oh gosh, that’s tough. Maybe you could say something like: “I'm sorry you're going through a tough time. You're welcome to talk about it with me, but I've been having some family things going on lately and I really need to focus on them?”