1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auPatrick Allanhttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/patrickallan-usa/The Most Graceful Way To Abruptly End Unwanted Conversationsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OTA2aZLAAa"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/07/the-most-graceful-way-to-abruptly-end-unwanted-conversations/">The Most Graceful Way To Abruptly End Unwanted Conversations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/07/the-most-graceful-way-to-abruptly-end-unwanted-conversations/embed/#?secret=OTA2aZLAAa" width="600" height="338" title="“The Most Graceful Way To Abruptly End Unwanted Conversations” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="OTA2aZLAAa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
</script>
https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/24/1353839953643634574.jpg?quality=75636358You can politely back out of unwanted conversations by excusing yourself and inviting the other person along, or you can even end it faster with attentive listening. Sometimes the most effective method, however, is to be abrupt and to the point.