How to handle the "why are you still single?" question.

meritaten

I would simply say 'why are you asking'? 'have you got a perfect mr moneybags in mind for me - oh, do give me his phone number'!

adamantine

i would just say to them

"oh your married/engaged/living with someone? why? seriously? i much prefer living on my own, no one hogging the bed, farting, eating my PMT chocolate stash and i get so decorate it how i wish and dont have to answer to anyone"

miss_independent

runningwoman wrote: »

QUITE FRANKLY IF I HAD TO SHARE A BED WITH THE KIND OF MUNTER YOU'RE MARRIED TO I'D THROW MYSELF OFF THE NEAREST BRIDGE!!!!

Works every time.

Agh, I'm so not that type of girl, though! Ironically, the people that ask me this question often end up divorced within the year so maybe that would be a bit close to home...

scottish_stresshead wrote: »

Just say "not at the moment, not looking for anything just now"

im married but my friends tell me all bout when they get that question..why is that the first or one of the first Questions people ask!! ..none of their business really!

That is what I tend to say, even though it is a lie (I'm always on the lookout just not in an obvious way!)

I agree with not understanding why people ask this.

londonsurrey

"Men are so expensive to feed and almost impossible to train".

Person_one

I like the Bridget Jones response: 'Under our clothes we're covered entirely in scales.' Welshwoofs is good too. I tend to say that I'm committing myself to a life of spinsterhood, I've acquired a poodle and stopped shaving a year ago, all I need now is to learn to knit.

This never stops I don't think. If you ever get a boyfriend they start asking when you're getting married, if you get married they start going on about making babies, after your first child they'll bug you to have another.

These people are either so boring they can't think of anything else to converse about or they honestly think they have the right to know the intimate details of your life. Either way, not your problem.

Tropez

You could try...

"I'm saving myself for this bloke from the internet called Tropez."

Then they'll just think you're a nut and never bother with that question again.

onlyroz

Such people will only ask you, once you are in a relationship, when are you getting married? When are you having children? You can't win with these people so the shock response is the only retort that will shut them up

Gillyx

"I've not met the right person and I'd rather be on my own that with the wrong person"

If they feel the need to ask more questions after that I'd change the subject or try to escape pretty sharpish. You're in your 20's FGS, I thought more and more people nowadays didn't settle down until later?

I've had the opposite problem of people asking me "why would you chose to settle down so young" :eek: what the hell do you say to that?

miss_independent

meritaten wrote: »

I would simply say 'why are you asking'? 'have you got a perfect mr moneybags in mind for me - oh, do give me his phone number'!

I like this. Funny, occasionally I have responded with a completely blank faced, "why do you ask?", they always look at me as if I'm a bit strange then!

meritaten

yeah - its best to be facetious with completely innocent face! lmao!