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7 Perfect Replies to (Politely) Shut Down Negative People{.markup—anchor .markup—p-anchor data-href=“https://www.themuse.com/advice/7-perfect-replies-to-politely-shut-down-negative-people?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7%20Perfect%20Replies%20to%20%28Politely%29%20Shut%20Down%20Negative%20People&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=Daily%20Email%20List” rel=“noopener” target=“_blank”}

1. [“I’m sorry to hear that. Did anything good come out of the situation?”]{#6e8d}
2. [“Wow, that sucks. But I’m pretty impressed with how positive you’ve managed to stay about the whole thing.”]{#1fa2}
3. [“Ooh. How do you typically handle that?”]{#0206}
4. [“If only [name] had the experience/wisdom/work ethic that you did!”]{#8b48}
5. [“Please, correct me if I’m wrong, but it sounds like you’re upset because…”]{#897e}
6. [“Oh gosh. Well, I’m sure you’d rather talk about something happier. What else is new in your world?”]{#ae75}
7. [“Is there anything I can do?”]{#1a1a}

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