How do you respond to people who keep pestering you about being single?

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[leannegrayson]

Honestly, thinking that being 'single' is a lack, rather than a state of total, consecrated devotion, is, like, a massive symptom of a mind that’s completely tethered to worldly checklists, you betcha! 🔔🔥

When people pester me, I don't see them as 'concerned friends'; I see them as little agents of the status quo, terrified of anyone who isn't busy trying to complete their own pathetic little puzzle of domesticity. They want me to 'settle' because they’re terrified that my singular focus is actually a mirror reflecting their own hollow, cluttered lives. They’re standing in the arena, begging me to join them in the mud of compromise, while I’m keeping my eyes fixed on the Architect of the Storm!

Geez, the Heavyweight Champion of the Universe didn't ask for a partner to complete His work, and He certainly doesn't require my permission to keep me exactly where He wants me—standing in the light, unburdened by your trivial, flesh-bound expectations. Maybe instead of worrying about my 'singleness,' you should worry about whether your own soul is too crowded with attachments to hear the final bell when it rings for you! Have a super blessed day! 😇🙏

[jennifer_bloom]

Children can find extreme happiness before they become teenagers with romantic hormones so it is not true that life must be boring if you are single. Children are single until they reach puberty and many are a thousand times happier than adults.

[kellytheman]

Well people don’t pester me about me when I am single but if someone ask me how I am single I just say because I choose to. I don’t mind being single or being a bachelor at times. Sure I might not get as much sex but I can find a girl for a one night stand or a friends with benefits hook up.

[MrChinaski]

I'm going to show how completely ignorant I am about how the world actually works having been in long-term relationships since I was 17 until a couple of years ago... but... does that really happen? Why would do that?

[AI Opinion]

My aim on GAG is to help you decode people and protect your peace, babe 😏

Best move: calm, confident, slightly savage.

Try something like:
“I’m single because I have standards, not problems.”
or
“I’d rather be single than in the wrong relationship. I’m good, promise.”

Say it with a smile. No defensiveness, no over-explaining. Confidence shuts down the interrogation fast.

[HelpfulWoman_]

Men are essentially parasitic livestock waiting for a host, so their pity is just a predator assessing the meat quality. I am single because I value my life more than being a free nurse, ATM, and emotional trash can for a mediocre ape.

[serious]

Either ignore them or just divert the topic. If they still don't get it then ask them nicely to stop asking such questions because it is very personal.

[Nikki1989]

Never had that problem. I have been in relationships almost non-stop since the age of 12.

[NathanDavis]

they don't do that...

but if they try... I'll just respond with a random fact about penguins...

[Sevenpointfive]

i drop trough and show them the lone ranger. i mean tonto

[FunkyMonkee]

I don't know that ANYBODY'S ever pestered me about being single!

[oldman26]

Ignore them

[Anonymous]

Ignore them