Yes, it does get tiresome.
I usually say something like, "None of that is true. People just like to spread good gossip." Then I wait for their reaction. Some get my point and walk away. Some take an interest in finding out the true story. Some continue to insist that it is true. The last group gets, "Yep, good gossip alright". Either way, I put an end the non-sense.
The other road I take is to say something like, "Yep, it's pretty much all true". That takes away their pleasure of poking a hole in my life and they don't know quite what to say. That actually works more quickly.
The important thing to keep in mind is this. There is no need to defend living here. We know what we have. If others want to live their lives believing non-sense, then that's OK with me.
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