The client makes a pass at you

Dealing with this dilemma

• Judgmental/parental response: “Are you making a pass at me? That sounded like a proposition!”
• Indecisive response: “Sorry, I have a previous engagement.”
• Personalizing the response: “How silly of you to think I could ever be interested in  you.”
• Professional response: “Thanks, but it’s my policy not to socialize with clients. I keep my business and personal lives very separate.”