Inappropriate questions

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MsMediator

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What do you think are inappropriate questions to ask a close or relatively close friend? I specify close friend or relatively close because the boundaries can be blurred because we consider them close.

Some examples I can think of are:
Are you/When are you planning to have a baby?
What marriage issues do you have?
What is your salary?
How much money do you have?
What medications are you taking?

I believe the above information should be volunteered first.

What questions do you consider too intrusive?
 

Lynx

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Any question that I wouldn't want them to ask me, unless it's something I really NEED to know... like "What medications are you taking?" when I'm about to be putting all their pills in a little weekly container from now.

If it's information I wouldn't want to give them, I probably shouldn't ask them for it unless there's a good reason.
 

Lynx

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#4
Any question that I wouldn't want them to ask me, unless it's something I really NEED to know... like "What medications are you taking?" when I'm about to be putting all their pills in a little weekly container from now.

If it's information I wouldn't want to give them, I probably shouldn't ask them for it unless there's a good reason.
 

CommodoreTeach

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#7
I think the system is having a posting glitch.
I've seen several threads with the same post posting 2; 3; one even had it posted 4 times.
I've been having heaps of errors occur indicating to try to post again later, and then some minutes after, finding that some of the posts have actually been made.
 

shittim

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#10
I have trouble logging in at times, but i'm so far out in the boonies, that we didn't get radio till the 50's.:giggle::)(y):unsure::coffee:
blessings
 

gb9

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I have trouble logging in at times, but i'm so far out in the boonies, that we didn't get radio till the 50's.:giggle::)(y):unsure::coffee:
blessings
some days, on my end, the site glitches at times, i try to come here and get a message that the site is not working.

never see anyone else saying anything about that so, ??????
 

Karlon

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#12
What do you think are inappropriate questions to ask a close or relatively close friend? I specify close friend or relatively close because the boundaries can be blurred because we consider them close.

Some examples I can think of are:
Are you/When are you planning to have a baby?
What marriage issues do you have?
What is your salary?
How much money do you have?
What medications are you taking?

I believe the above information should be volunteered first.

What questions do you consider too intrusive?
questions 3 & 4 are never to be asked. questions 2 & 5 i would never ask. question 1 i would ask if i knew someone very well.
 

Genipher

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some days, on my end, the site glitches at times, i try to come here and get a message that the site is not working.

never see anyone else saying anything about that so, ??????
That happens to me ALL the time!
 

MsMediator

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Mar 8, 2022
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#14
Any question that I wouldn't want them to ask me, unless it's something I really NEED to know... like "What medications are you taking?" when I'm about to be putting all their pills in a little weekly container from now.

If it's information I wouldn't want to give them, I probably shouldn't ask them for it unless there's a good reason.
Same. But, we may be comfortable giving out information (like salary) but the other person may not be.
 

Suze

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What do you think are inappropriate questions to ask a close or relatively close friend? I specify close friend or relatively close because the boundaries can be blurred because we consider them close.

Some examples I can think of are:
Are you/When are you planning to have a baby?
What marriage issues do you have?
What is your salary?
How much money do you have?
What medications are you taking?

I believe the above information should be volunteered first.

What questions do you consider too intrusive?
I don't ask any one any question that I don't want to b asked , unless it's something very important that I really need to know , such as : have u passed your driving test ? do u really know how to re wire my stereo ? do u honestly know how to calm a rabid put bull ? can u swim ? do u know how to fly a plane ? why do have so many knives in your pocket ? etc .
I don't mind people asking me anything as long as people don't mind me saying ' I prefer not to answer that '
I think that sometimes it's important to ask questions though . My hubby's ex wife took his five daughters and moved several hundred miles away from him when they were small children , so they weren't brought up with him . He has always seen them regularly and when they started to get a little bit older I would ask him questions about them and he would say ' I don't know , I don't like to ask them ' . He said he felt as if he was intruding / interrogating them , putting them on the spot and asking them personal things . I said ' but if u don't ask them about their lives , they may think that u r not interested in them and that might hurt their feelings ' . When it comes to our loved ones , we have to get the balance right .