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Zombie

Gender:  Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 33
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject: Last single family member |
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My brother finally got engaged. This makes me happy. It means he will finally quit acting so irresponsibly and get out of the house.
But the bad thing is, now that I'm the only single person in the family... they will start bugging me to settle down with someone, especially since most of my family married in their early 20's.
Anyone else here ever get the "why don't you have a girlfriend yet?" from family members? |
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Metal_Pred

Gender:  Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 875 Location: In My Kingdom Cold
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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no, but as advice do this :
sit down with your parents, tell them :I'm gay. While their shocked and awed, say to them : See if I was really gay that would be your reaction, now leave me time to find the right girl without being hassled. There ya go, unless you are one, well then just say the contrary I guess. _________________ Cogito Ergo Sum....Bitch.
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desert_drum

Gender:  Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 462
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: Last single family member |
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| Zombie wrote: |
Anyone else here ever get the "why don't you have a girlfriend yet?" from family members? |
No, I'm pretty sure I never did - even after they knew I actually am as likely to have a girlfriend as a boyfriend.
Seriously though, I got a lot of "Why aren't you married? Why aren't you dating? I work with a guy whose son...." (No one ever seems to work with a guy whose daughter....) I was dating sporadically, but I was roaming the landscape so much, my family never got to meet anyone.
They gave up entirely a couple years ago (female + 35 still = spinster to most people, no matter how modern-minded they claim to be). That was just about in time for me to actually decide to settle down with someone; even though he moved me far from my people, they consider him just slightly below Jesus on the divinity scale because he's male and I'm settled down. They've only recently resurrected "When are you going to get maaaaaaarried?"
My standard answer to nosy family has for several years been "Most people my age have been married two or three times because they were in a big hurry and chose for shit. I'm not really the one with the problem, am I?" I don't know if you're old enough to pull that one off, but pointing out that being in a hurry isn't the best stance in this situation can work regardless of your age  _________________ "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." - Douglas Adams |
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Glory

Gender:  Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 49
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:57 am Post subject: |
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I haven't, but I know my boyfriend got that for a really long time... now all of his family is scrambling to meet me O_o; _________________ EA . devART . sketchBLOG |
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Bounty

Gender:  Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 236 Location: Out and About
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:13 am Post subject: |
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| Metal_Pred wrote: | no, but as advice do this :
sit down with your parents, tell them :I'm gay. While their shocked and awed, say to them : See if I was really gay that would be your reaction, now leave me time to find the right girl without being hassled. There ya go, unless you are one, well then just say the contrary I guess. |
I already did that when my family went to my uncles house for thanksgiving. Now everyone is ashamed and upset with me. It rules  _________________ Needing is Wanting
Wanting is Coveting
Coveting is Sinning
I am SO going to Hell... |
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Dahaka

Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 183 Location: TN, originally from NY
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:03 am Post subject: |
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I get the why? question from people, although they may not say it. They don't understand it takes time to find someone that can put up with your shit and vice versa, and that women are all evil. Well, not all of them, but a hell of a lot of them get this "I can do better" thing, and spend years chasing vanity and glance over something better cuz they don't like its toenails or tie choice for tuesdays or someshit.
I put someshit in there cuz i'm too tired to continue ranting. _________________ "For those who believe, no explanation is necessary, for those who do not, none shall suffice." |
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desert_drum

Gender:  Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 462
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Oddly enough, I managed to go all these years without blaming all men for the fact that it took time to find the right one. However, you can't deny that men do the "I can do better" trick too - and my experience is that when they do it, it's based almost entirely on the woman's appearance.
But hell, who wants anyone, male or female, who acts like that? Consider it good luck that they got weeded out early. Now they can find one another and breed more shallow yuppie scum.  _________________ "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." - Douglas Adams |
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Crotchfire

Gender:  Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 Location: You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, but those shallow yuppie scum outbreed us folks who don't like shallow yuppie scum, and people who don't fit that description are fewer and further between. Eventually, everyone will be shallow, yuppie scum
Perhaps I ought to support government eugenics programs... but wait, every politician in the world is shallow, yuppie scum.
O NOEZ _________________ The official MILF-masta of the AlP forums.
In addition to my well-documented exploits, my first two initials are MF. Seriously, I'm not making that up. |
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desert_drum

Gender:  Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 462
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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Shhhh, don't tell, but the secret is recruitment. We outlive them too, because we aren't having that first executive heart attack at 36. _________________ "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." - Douglas Adams |
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Zombie

Gender:  Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 33
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Metal_Pred wrote: | no, but as advice do this :
sit down with your parents, tell them :I'm gay. While their shocked and awed, say to them : See if I was really gay that would be your reaction, now leave me time to find the right girl without being hassled. |
I've considered doing that actually. But then they'd take it seriously kick me out without a dime. They're very conservative. |
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ash_wednesday

Gender:  Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Canadia
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| desert_drum wrote: | | Shhhh, don't tell, but the secret is recruitment. We outlive them too, because we aren't having that first executive heart attack at 36. | Uhm..thoses are the guys who don't live a heathy lifstyle. But I do so maybe I'll live longer. Won't mean much if I don't find that "special someone".. _________________ "You're lucky attacking ends the spell or I would smack the crap out of all of you."
"Bite my 50% miss chance."
--Order of the Stick |
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Alien Destroyer
Gender:  Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Levittown,NY!!!
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:35 am Post subject: |
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i get that from me mom....
i'm the only one old enough to have anyone at the moment
so of course it's all thrown at me...
i just blow them off saying i've got my eye on someone
usually works _________________
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desert_drum

Gender:  Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 462
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| ash_wednesday wrote: | | desert_drum wrote: | | Shhhh, don't tell, but the secret is recruitment. We outlive them too, because we aren't having that first executive heart attack at 36. | Uhm..thoses are the guys who don't live a heathy lifstyle. But I do so maybe I'll live longer. Won't mean much if I don't find that "special someone".. |
Actually, executives (male in particular for the moment, but women are catching up), regardless of healthy lifestyle or lack thereof, often plonk off early if they're Type-A folks who stress themselves into an early grave. _________________ "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." - Douglas Adams |
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ash_wednesday

Gender:  Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Canadia
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| desert_drum wrote: | | ash_wednesday wrote: | | desert_drum wrote: | | Shhhh, don't tell, but the secret is recruitment. We outlive them too, because we aren't having that first executive heart attack at 36. | Uhm..thoses are the guys who don't live a heathy lifstyle. But I do so maybe I'll live longer. Won't mean much if I don't find that "special someone".. |
Actually, executives (male in particular for the moment, but women are catching up), regardless of healthy lifestyle or lack thereof, often plonk off early if they're Type-A folks who stress themselves into an early grave. | Thankfully my kickboxing is a stress killer... _________________ "You're lucky attacking ends the spell or I would smack the crap out of all of you."
"Bite my 50% miss chance."
--Order of the Stick |
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Vince Vega

Gender:  Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 33 Location: Big Kahuna Burger
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Don't worry pal, do what I do whenever I need to get out of something: fake your own death. Works for me be it wedding, arranged marriage, or ironically enough, funerals... _________________
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Hivequeen

Gender:  Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 119
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Me and my boyfriend get the "when are you gonna get married?" and "when are you gonna have a baby?" crap occassionally, but more often than not we just shrug and run away. I think our families are starting to learn that we won't.  |
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