When in doubt, don't

A colleague came up to my desk yesterday.

"So, how was your --"

And when I turned around to greet her, she gasped and stopped in mid-sentence.

"Oh my God, you look --"

And there was a moment when I thought "that stuff from Batty's Bath is so fantastic, people are actually going to notice results after only two days! This is awesome!"

" -- awful! You look so tired! Are you feeling okay?"

Until that point, I had, in fact, felt wonderful.

So let's just add "You look tired" and "Are you feeling okay" to the list (along with the number one entry-- "Are you pregnant?") to the list of Things You Should Never Say To A Woman.