Let the "Where's Your Boyfriend?"s begin!!!

jess_pom · #1 12-16-2004, 02:36 PM

Well, folks, it's that time of year -- the holiday season is upon us and with that comes parties where, if you're like I am, you're going to be asked a million times, "Where's your boyfriend, Jess?" If you can commisserate, let it all out!

ETA: Do guys get this too? If so, then "Where's your girlfriend?"

Lil' Hannah · #2 12-16-2004, 02:38 PM

My grandfather constantly asks me "so do you have a boyfriend?" and I haven't for like, a year, but I'm seeing someone now so hopefully he'll get off of it.

Rudey · #3 12-16-2004, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
My grandfather constantly asks me "so do you have a boyfriend?" and I haven't for like, a year, but I'm seeing someone now so hopefully he'll get off of it.

I never really liked the phrase "he'll get off of it".

-Rudey

CUGreekgirl · #4 12-16-2004, 02:42 PM

I don't get to sit at the "adult" table when my family gets together on christmas eve until I bring a boyfriend.

Peaches-n-Cream · #5 12-16-2004, 02:43 PM

If people ask, tell them that you are too much of a slut to be with just one man. Trust me, they will never ask again.

Lil' Hannah · #6 12-16-2004, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by Rudey
I never really liked the phrase "he'll get off of it".

-Rudey

Oh get off of it.

HBADPi · #7 12-16-2004, 03:11 PM

Over thanksgiving my cousin's wife told me I had to get a move on about the whole relationship thing. Apparently according to her all women should be married and have their first baby by 25. That irked me greatly what's it to you what I do grrr

kddani · #8 12-16-2004, 03:26 PM

my one aunt must've told my mom 5,000 times that my brother and I can bring our significant others over on Christmas day. This is also shortly after she made some comment to my mom that I should be getting married soon, i'm getting old! Okay, her daughter didn't get married until she was 25, her son who is a year and a half older than me is no where near getting married. It's always been a friggin' competition!

Mr. kddani will be with his family on Christmas day, where he should be. We're not that serious yet that we need to split our time on a major holiday yet. Not to mention the fact that I just wouldn't want to expose him to the dullness that this particular side of the family is. And cruddy food!

But yeah, I know i'm going to be asked a zillion questions. My response will probably be something along the lines of oh, it's nothing serious yet, i'm more concerned with finishing law school. Both her kids went to not so great schools and haven't gone further than their bachelors and have crappy jobs that they hate. While of course I don't hold that against them, it's a nice comeback to get my aunt to STFU.

#9 12-16-2004, 03:33 PM

I used to get asked that by my family all the time. Now that I have one, it's "so when are you guys getting married?" Um, we've been dating 2 months thank you! No plans for marriage yet!

chideltjen · #10 12-16-2004, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
I used to get asked that by my family all the time. Now that I have one, it's "so when are you guys getting married?" Um, we've been dating 2 months thank you! No plans for marriage yet!

That's what I'm worried about. I've been with my boy for a month now. I actually had a sister (sorority, not biological) ask if we had talked about marriage! I'm like... uh... how's this: we're exclusively dating but marriage hasn't even crossed my mind.

For the time I was single though, (about 2.5 years) my grandmother would ask if I had a boyfriend yet. I would say I was too busy for a relationship. So she went on to say that her sister was always "too busy for a relationship" and she never married and is now a miserable old hag. (Not her words, but it's the family's sentiments.)

EPTriSigma · #11 12-16-2004, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by CUGreekgirl
I don't get to sit at the "adult" table when my family gets together on christmas eve until I bring a boyfriend.

I totally feel your pain on this one! Same goes in my family. I almost like sitting at the "kid's table" though. It is much more amusing.

ZTAMich · #12 12-16-2004, 05:01 PM

It makes me

when people at work ask me if I have kids before they ask me if I have a boyfriend. No where in there do they ask if I'm married?!! What is THAT all about?

#13 12-16-2004, 05:06 PM

My mom and the not-BF get along really well, and that's all that matters...because it'll be a cold day in hell before I bring him to any family parties.

ADqtPiMel · #14 12-16-2004, 05:08 PM

I've been with Mr. ADqtPiMel for about 4 years, so he comes to the majority of my family's stuff and I go to his. We get a lot of the "So when are you getting married?" comments from my dad's family and both sides of his family. We're only 21, calm down people.

Cardinal026 · #15 12-16-2004, 05:47 PM

On the other side of it, I just got out of a four year relationship, and my whole family adored him. I swear, he talked to my parents and cousins more than I did! Thanksgiving was a disaster with everyone wanting to know where he is, what he's been up to, etc, and I have a feeling that Christmas will be much worse. Its hard to go through a break up, and harder at the holidays when your family is bitter that they're being deprived of spending time with him.