Direct or indirect querist?

Mine just goes off on my bike without asking at all.

usually women who do this innit?
Musing about this, I think I am more indirect and DH is very direct.

I'm indirect. DH is direct.

Mmm, interesting. Hadn't thought much about this until now. OH is direct I think. We both are. it saves time. But my son and my brother aren't and always start with a trap ie 'what are you up to?' or 'what are you doing?' I usually reply 'why?' because experience makes me suspicious. Just wish they'd come straight out with whatever it is they need/want to ask me...

DH and I are both quite direct I think.
The indirect one is DD2 who will ring up with a question, and you never know whether it's going to lead to an invitation to dinner, a question about the family history, or news of fresh disasters

I'm very direct (painfully so I'm told) but DH uses guerrilla tactics to trap me and speaks in coded phrases.

DD3 asks things like 'Will you be in this afternoon?'. Me, thinking a visit from her and DGC 'Yes probably, why?'. Well, if you go out could you go to ..... and get a .... for me'.

Direct usually but it depends if I'm 'after something' then I tread more carefully.

"Mu - um, are you doing anything on the .... Of.....?" ( months ahead,) "Don't think so, " I reply cautiously , then there invariably follows a request for a babysit/sleepover!

That's indirect? Yes?

I am direct
DH can be both direct and indirect, thinking about it. Which catches me offguard sometimes. I think it depends what the subject is for him. Some subjects he goes around the houses, eg medical, and yes car too, talking about family members[not the closest ones] and some subjects he is very direct[close family members, food, my tidying up!].

Sounds like DD when she was local Alea

DH and I are direct.

Must be very frustrating if both of you is indirect!

Just remembered another. He commented on how the sunshine "really catches that cobweb in the window".

"Yes," says I, "why do you think I leave it there?"

It's actually quite unusual for him to notice anything as 'domestic' as that.

Mostly direct, altho' I'm aware I engage in the indirect route at times, which I'm not comfortable with because I dislike being asked indirect questions!

I have been told that I am refreshingly direct ........

I think the antidote to indirect questions is 'Why do you ask?' in a firm tone

DH is direct and I am both, but I am usually indirect because I think I need to tread carefully or want something!

I adopt the closed question technique with DH when necessary to shut down waffle and prevarication!

I ask a question requiring a straight yes or no and five minutes later he is still waffling , I am tapping my toe in a menacing manner and ask again through gritted teeth

I am direct ...he goes round the houses,and up and down the high street..like vq I ask questions requiring a yes/no answer when trying to gain information/intention

Both fairly direct - along with our children.

I was with a friend a couple of days ago and a another friend asked if one of us could do her a favour; I immediately said "Yes of course, if I'm able" and at the same time my friend said "What is it you want?"

Vive la difference!

I'm quite direct and often don't realise what someone is getting at, if they are indirect.
In the conversation about the floods, that bags, I'd likely have said "Oh, I'll be fine, I'll take the 4x4."
Maybe getting a few answers like that could re-direct the thought processes of an indirect person.

I'm direct, DH anything but
Mind you though, when his response is 'I wouldn't say no' or 'Whatdo you want to do?' I feel my hackles rising!
Invariably the second response will still lead to doing what he wants to do.

We've switched over the years - I used to come at something in a roundabout way, he would be (sometimes ruthlessly) direct. Now it's the other way round!