Please tell me if you think I was being rude here.?
I joined a bridge club and at my first meeting they introduced me to the other members. One of the members asked me what I did and I told her. She them asked me where I worked and I said the XYZ company. She said I know a lot of people at the XYZ company. Do you know John Doe? I said “Yes I do. He is my boss. Then she asked me all sorts of questions about John. Like was he a good boss? I told her he was a great boss. She wanted to know if he hit on the female employees and I jokingly told her no but I wish he would because he was a great looking guy. I was getting tired of her questions and I wanted to talk to other club members so I ask her why she was so interested in John Doe?
She finally reluctantly told me he was her ex husband and then asked me more questions about him. I told her I did not care to discuss my work or her ex husband anymore. That really got her mad at me and she told the other club members that I had been rude to her. It was obvious that she and her ex husband had unresolved problems. I was not about to get in the middle of her problems.
Was I being rude to her?
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