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family bugging about gf

  • 24-08-2005 4:05pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    i have a problem in that my family, both close and extended are bugging me about going out and getting meself a woman, im 23 and i have never had a girlfriend but i am both happy and comfortable with that, im not a loner or anything i'll go out and have a laugh with friends, but im not actively searching for some talent, the family are starting to suggest that im a closet gay or sumthin, im not i just dont feel i have to get involved in a relationship.

    how can i get them off my back without alienating them totally? how can i get them to accept the current situation, which may change but i want it to change in my own time not theirs?


Comments

  • #2
    The Clown Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭The Clown Man


    Your family has too much to think about. 23 is the perfect time to be single and you have a few years yet before you have to go looking for a gf. I'd say 30 myself. :D

    Anyway. Just persist in telling them to fúck off. Nothing to worry about.


  • #3
    miss_gonzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 162 ✭✭miss_gonzo


    well if they are set in their view, i'm sure it will be difficult to get them to see how youre really feeling, although i do understand

    just keep being honest with them and hopefully they will see that you are being genuine

    theres no point in entering a relationship just for the sake of having one and pleasing the expectations of others
    keep doing what you feel comfortable with. you shouldnt have to justify this. be candid with your family and hopefully they will see that you are just waiting to be ready and dont wish to settle because everyone else your age is with someone.


  • #4
    Third_Echelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,889 ✭✭✭Third_Echelon


    tell them to mind their f**king own business... its your life... Live it however you want...


  • #5
    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    Have you told them how much their bugging is annoying you? That would be the ideal start.

    Or, maybe evangelize the virtues of being single, and continually bug them about when they're going to break up with their current SO! Maybe they'll take the hint.


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