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Ask for privacy kindly when people keep probing

People keep asking about something personal. Get a kind boundary that doesn't invite debate.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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Write a polite privacy boundary.

Topic I won't discuss: [high level]
Who keeps asking: [relationship]
Channel: [face to face opener / text]
I can share a tiny update: [yes/no]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A kind sendable boundary.
2. A firmer backup if they push.
3. Over-explanations to leave out.
4. A redirect question to change subject.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Give a sendable version and, when I've pasted a vent, a one-line note on what you left out and why. This is help with wording, not legal advice. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. high level: a short note you already have. relationship: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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