answer:I’ve had varying experiences with this; and for most of my life, I’ve stayed with a stylist for many years, so we were likely to develop a deep knowledge of each others’ personal lives. In fact, I was heart-broken when my stylist of 20 years chose to move across state with her husband rather than stay with me ;-) But to your point, I am put off by stylists who do ask personal questions right out of the chute. I think some friendly banter is appropriate, but I’d rather be the one to start any round of actual questioning. Frankly, I wish they’d ask me questions about my prefences with my hair!