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Difficulty maintaining privacy regarding birthday date

💚 healthsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

The reporter finds it difficult to politely decline requests for their birthday date from acquaintances without causing social friction or having the person continue to press for the information.

Who's affected: The reporter

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A social etiquette guide or script library for setting boundaries on personal information in professional and casual settings.
  2. A browser extension or social media tool that automatically hides or obscures birth date fields on profiles to prevent unsolicited inquiries.
  3. A workshop or coaching service focused on assertive communication techniques for maintaining personal privacy in social interactions.
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Real voices

“How can I politely decline answering that question without sounding like I do not trust or like them and making sure they will stop bringing it up?”

Source: Stack Exchange (interpersonal) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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