[Apryl-P23759]

I have gained weight in the last two years. It seems that people have no problem walking up to me saying ‘You’ve gained weight’ or worse, ‘are you pregnant?’ It would seem to me it’s pretty obvious that I know I’ve gained weight, since I have to dress me. I don’t know these people well enough to be comfortable with the teasing, yet, I was taught it was impolite to point out their lack of class and tact on the spot. How could I reasonably respond to these comments? Some people are larger and some are smaller than the ‘ideal’. Either way, the comments are rude. It seems weight is OK to tease about, where other body changes are not.
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[David25881]

Diplomacy gets you out of; what TACT would keep you for getting into in the first place. Oh, by the way I DO know what you mean.

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