“My uncle once asked me, ‘Are you a virgin?’ when I was already 27 years old. From that moment, I started to be afraid of him. And a few days later, when he took me to a hotel outside the city, he leaned close to my ear by the pool and whispered, ‘After the pool, come up to my room…’”  

Or:

“Have you ever wondered why your father never liked talking about his younger years?”

Usually, I just laughed and changed the subject.

But then, one day, he suddenly asked me something that made me freeze.For a few seconds, I honestly thought I had misheard him.

“What?”

Swimming Pools

Richard looked away.

“I’m asking whether you’ve ever had a serious relationship.”

I stared at him.

“What does that have to do with you?”