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[taerowyn]

Had a girls' night with Mom and her friends on Tuesday. My single status came into question. What is it about poeple with Significant Others trying to make sure everybody else has one too? Yes, I'm single. But guess what, I don't put any effort into not being single because I have yet to meet anybody worth the effort. Heck, I barely put any effort into meeting people.

I'm single and I like it about 97% of the time. The other 3% is either when people are a) grilling me on why I'm single, b) trying to set me up with "this really great guy, he lives in Kansas, he's bald...you should let him send you a picture, we already sent him yours." c) those occassional moments, usually occuring around happily married friends or while watching sappy movies when I think "Gee, that would be nice." But really most of the time I'm good being single, that's why I make no effort to change it. It's just not a priority in my life at the moment. Why can't some people just accept that? And think, I'm not even 25 yet. What are people going to be like if I'm still single in a decade?

Of course, maybe it's not that I put in no effort. We could go to the explanation of my two closest guy friends who combined have told me I am scary, intimidating and abrasive. Possibly I am these things because I'm not trying my darndest to "catch myself a man." Who knows. I'll put in the effort when I find a guy who isn't intimidated. How's that sound?

Comments

[gremlingirl.livejournal.com]

Don't you love family reunion situations when they ask, "So, are you seeing anyone?" "no." "OH." (with that look of ok, shouldn't say anything else because this MUST be a sensitive subject for them.

Well, its not.

I'm single and currently don't give a shit about that fact.

When vacationing with my parents however, my dad mentioned twice, in my presence, whilst talking to others, that he has no grandchildren yet.

4 Daughters, 3 of whom are married, and he says this to the single one.

Way to go dad.

guys

[eeyorekdm.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't worry about it. You're going to be going away hopefully soon so a guy right now might be hard to work around. You're going to get a job in a city or grad school and who knows who you'll meet then....

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[taerowyn.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried, I just think it's silly that everybody is always out to couple up everybody and if you want to be single you're odd.

[lots42.livejournal.com]

It gets worse if you do couple up. People will ask when you're getting hitched. ANd then you must kill them

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[taerowyn.livejournal.com]

True and then the questions roll over to "when are you expecting?" You know, because a human being cannot be happy without a spouse and children. It's a scientific fact, or something.

[skunk237.livejournal.com]

i think the next time people ask you such silly questions, you should answer them truthfully. then ask them when they are going to retire.

[eyelid.livejournal.com]

You mean you're not hooked up yet??? I know this awesome guy, he's only a little bit of an alcoholic, only a couple of kids, you'd love him, I already sent him your address.

We could go to the explanation of my two closest guy friends who combined have told me I am scary, intimidating and abrasive.

*laughing* how sad is that? That you're somehow "scary"? I think wimpiness is scary.

If you meet the right person, you won't have to "act nice".

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[taerowyn.livejournal.com]

You mean you're not hooked up yet??? I know this awesome guy, he's only a little bit of an alcoholic, only a couple of kids, you'd love him, I already sent him your address.


I know, I'm such a loser *bows head in shame* I actually did have friends do the "Let us send him your picture, he already has yours." I was mildly displeased to say the least.