Try this
- Decide which practical information you can share and which personal details you want to keep private.
- State the boundary plainly. Avoid inventing an explanation that may require more false detail in later questions.
A worked example
“I don’t want to discuss the details, but I can tell you what I need tonight.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Let your practical request stand separately from information you choose to keep private.