| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/13/2006 10:39:16 PM | OK......this is one of the funniest things I've ever seen on here!!!!
HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
 I love that!
and this is pretty good too......even though I don't think it would work well for us guys.
"well you know I am not dating anyone but I am sure f*cking everyone I meet..."
My plan for Thanksgiving is to tell them that I've been visiting the women's prison
every weekend so I'm sure I will be soon! | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/13/2006 10:53:38 PM | I used to hear that question all the time, especially when I worked at an office for 6 years, with women who were old enough to be my mother.
I just told them that I had a lot of growing to do, and that I'm incredibly shy.
They had a hard time believing I was shy because I was so good at playing the Class Clown to compensate for the shyness.
Then I made the grave mistake of getting involved with a younger woman in the office.. Eventually they realized I was better off without her.
Over the years, it's been easier to answer such questions.. People only needed to hear my answer once or twice.
It's funny, I was married for 6 years, and not one of my relatives really tried to take notice of our marriage, or bring us into the Extended Family.
Now I'm divorced and living with people whose ages run a wide spectrum.. so many of the older folks totally understand. They've had their share of life. In some cases, their spouses died, or they just realized they were better off single.
Now I'm not overly interested in "Dating..." But I do anticipate some possible friendships with women.. where we can just hang out and enjoy each other. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/13/2006 11:05:45 PM | Or..... when are YOU getting married?? My personal favorite, ugh.
Cause I don't want to settle like you fools!! lol. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 1:40:46 AM | It's a question is painful for women to be asked, and unacceptable for guys to be asked.
If you're a guy and someone asks you this question, you need to get out more. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 3:41:59 AM | Dating ? It seems I'm always dating someone, I find that it eases the realization that finding someone for forever is becoming a pretty silly notion. I stay hopeful though and just keep meeting women , hanging out , doing whatever we end up doing, and just keeping ourselves from thinking about it makes it easier.
Finding a date is easy, finding love is a bitch.
Oh and as for what other people think or say ??? why would that matter ? | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 4:10:09 AM | burkeyquirky wrote
Can we take a minute to talk about this question? Does anyone else hate it?
To me, this question is directly related to Family Reunions. Man...I love my family to pieces, but if I had a quarter for every time I was asked why I wasn't dating someone while attending a family function, I'd be able to pay off a significant part of my student loans.
Seriously though...Its puts me in such an awkward situation, and I feel like I'm making up excuses...(I'm focusing on school right now, I'm busy with my internship/clubs/volunteering, It's not the right time for me, There's no one my age that I'm interested in...etc.) I hate feeling like I'm almost apologizing to THEM for not dating! It's even funnier that my "excuses" are generally my real reasons, and not avoidance tactics...
Oh yeah...I also love it when people tell me I WOULD be able to date someone if I "lowered my standards". HA!
So, lets talk about why YOU aren't dating anyone!
Dont make excuses just tell them you are happy with the direction your life is taking at the moment so see no need to change things... they never know what to say then and change the subject  works for me lol | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 5:06:50 AM | I just tell them that I wouldn't date a women that would go out with me.
Sadly, the family understands that. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 5:45:42 AM | I say, "Gee, thanks for reminding me I'm here alone and ruining my evening, I hope you have fun tonite" and then I walk away. They end up feeling like total crap AND the next time I run into them at a wedding or a wake or something, they NEVER do it again. They also spread it around to the rest of the family. So, it worked nicely. It doesn't happen anymore. I hate when people do it though. They act like there is something wrong with you because you came to a function alone. Jerks. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 10:53:59 AM | My family doesn't ask that question...but my ex boyfriends do...and so do the men who contact me online.
The exes are confused because they know I am a catch....lol
Oddly, the online guys who ask me why I am single seem to assume that because I am single I am not good enough to date.
Maybe I should start telling them I am married....I might be able to get a date. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 12:35:18 PM | I'm not dating anyone because I've been single for over a year, and LOVING it!! But my family also asks me those kinds of questions..."so, why don't you have a boyfriend yet?" "are you dating anyone?" I do date herd and there, but I am in no hurry to settle down--the problem is that everyone expects me to find one guy, fall madly in love, and then be having kids in the next four or five years. NO THANKS!!
What most people don't seem to grasp is not every dating situation HAS to lead to a relationship or serious commitment. Some of us just want to see what's out there, and we take our time when it comes to picking the right person. Don't ever let anyone pressure you or tell you what you should and should not be doing. I know I won't. What you are doing in your personal life is your business and no one else's. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 12:42:29 PM |
So, why aren't you dating anyone?
It depends. My normal answer is because I have already pissed off all of the eligible women within a 100-mile radius. If it's between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day, I am on my official dating hiatus because I refuse to place myself or a woman I am dating in the awkward position of dealing with Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years and V-Day as a "couple." ... God I hate that word.
Oh yeah...I also love it when people tell me I WOULD be able to date someone if I "lowered my standards". HA!
Yeah, I've gotten that one, too. I always tell people that I wouldn't want to be the lowered set of standards a woman had settled on to date me, so I sure as hell am not going to do it to someone else. | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 12:49:08 PM | | Well ...because everytime I have ventured out and taken the chance to date....all I seem to find is players...who want a one night stand...Its obvious they dont want a long term relationship like they post on their profiles...I think some men use this site to just get laid....and are not really looking for anyone..... | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 12:56:47 PM | Yeah I only want a woman for one night stands -- trouble is I want 365 one night stands per year with the same woman each night
guess that makes me a selfish player | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 9:04:57 PM | My family doesn't ask anymore...They know it is a sore point with me and they'll get more in an answer than they care to hear.
1) this location sucks for meeting women unless you are into bar skanks with kids having different daddies.
2) I won't date women who have kids and I'm getting older myself
3) I have strict personal standards regarding intelligence, character, and physical fitness
4) I cannot stand passive-aggresive women and it is very rare to find one who is not | |
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Joined: 11/4/2004
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 9:37:47 PM | | ~ Usually reply with "Can you keep a secret?" they say, 'yeah.' I say "Good so can I." Don't need to have some big explanation...sheesh. ~ | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 9:47:04 PM | I just say because I read the Hugh Hefner guide to dating and now I can't settle for just one...then I sarcastically laugh and say just kidding... and wink ;) That usually makes them laugh or shut up  | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 9:56:18 PM | Posted By: yahh roo giddy up on 11/14/2006 3 47 PM
Subject: So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Message: Yeah I only want a woman for one night stands -- trouble is I want 365 one night stands per year with the same woman each night
guess that makes me a selfish player
awwww you're awesome! | |
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| So, why aren't you dating anyone?
Posted: 11/14/2006 10:19:34 PM | franly over the last few years that I haven't really been dating ... I have had that quesion asked of me a dozen times. And everytime it was asked I simply smiled and walked away ... Makes them wonder why and i do not need to explain myself to anyone. It is my choice and if I wish to share it I will.
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