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Are you desperately trying to stay single?

My mum called me out of the blue to check up on me and asked how work was going. I told her everything was fine and that there was nothing new to my life, she then tried to do the whole “slip in question” asking me when are you going to see someone and start dating and getting married and giving me grandchildren.

Look i know she means well i really do, but i’m not interested to commit to anyone yet.

Do you feel the same? Parents harassing you about it? Maybe your friends are in a different stage in their life and want to wish you the same joy that they are, but you are frankly ain’t interested at all yet?

Or are you the exact opposite and trying to desperately get into a relationship?

I'm thinking about this event and not sure if I was just as guilty. During our mid teen years, my two female friends used to make this guy carry their stuff, got him to perform a ridiculous dance in front of a couple peers and really believe everything they told him. I knew they were using him though (even saw them touching him sometimes) and did nothing.

I didn't do anything what they did. However, I used to laugh whenever he danced awful and believed them. Yet, I'm wondering if just laughing at someone's possible misery was still bad enough.

It's like a phase where you feel the need to fit in and that if you don't join in or at least laugh (I didn't join in; I only laughed) then you're seen as an outcast and possibly risk getting obstracized. Do you think I was as guilty as my friends though?