Would you lie about having a love life to make your family stop asking questions? (Page 2)
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i never lied about it, i dont care how weird my brothers and their wives think i am. when i find that right person ill find him im not rushing anything nor lying to appease anyone
I lie and tell them I'm not seeing anyone because it's none of their business, lol.
I probably wouldn't tell them til a couple of years in marriage.
I've kept some girlfriends a secret from my family because my female family members have crazy high standards so I don't want to hear their opinions. It was easy to do that when I lived overseas.
But that is actually crazy though
@greg217: I'll give you one example. I once dated a single mom. I didn't feel like hearing them pan her and tell me I should date someone else (although they would have been correct, as it turned out).
Yes I guess now I see
The problem with that is they'll want details, so you have to tell more than 1 lie. If you could just tell them 1 and the subject be dropped, but no lol
Having kids and marriage does not make you a success story. Just remember that when you are lying to your family about that.
i have lied about having a love life just so my family, esp my real mom, would stop hounding me about getting married and having kids.
Mine wants me to figure out how to get rich. They've already written off the possibility of me settling down. Tried many times, to no avail.
Well... are you the problem or just not able? That is the question.
If you're bitchy, unhygienic, unsociable etc etc, then you know they are looking out for you and you should maybe ask them for help.
If you're just not able because of disability, then that is a different matter and they're probably teasing.
Either way they probably want to know if you're an evolutionary dead end or not.
Just tell the truth, and say you don’t want to discuss it. If they ask again, pointedly change the subject. “Wow, how about the weather lately?”
It’s nobodies business but your own. Give them crickets, they create their own uncomfortable silence. Not cool to pressure people.
I’m very lucky that my family never pressured me to have kids or get married, so they never ask me such questions. In turn, I never cared what other people were up to, I don’t want kids and never will, and I think marriage is stupid.
is this question secretly about u? 🤔😅
i’ve told my mom i had a girlfriend when i didn’t cuz she wouldn’t wanna hear i was just hooking up 🤣
Lol no
No, I was the one that never had my mom or aunts try to set me up with some of their younger coworkers or daughters of their friends.
My cousins however were always being recommended women to pursue
No, that just opens up more questions and a web of lies.
I don't lie about it.
I just tell that I'm not dating and/or not interested in doing so.
I have the same problem. I don't even answer their questions
I wouldn't lie. I'd very firmly tell them to back off and stop asking me that. And if they continue pressuring, I'd cut contact with them.
No lol. they’re hearing the truth. I’m not gonna go into detail about it with them though. I can see why that would make someone upset or uncomfortable
Might as well just tell them. I had this happen earlier. I just said that I try dating then I find out that they're not what I'm looking for so I leave before I take up too much time with the wrong person.
Yes, I have told them that I was not seeing anyone so they would not ask any questions.