Hated Questions during REUNIONS (Familiy, College, High School etc.)

You're 28...why are your friends in such a hurry to marry you off?

 

At only age 28? Is this in a conservative area? (You don't have to be specific). And they are asking this directly ... and in what sort of tone?

You should just be able to go to a reunion and enjoy yourself. You don't ask someone why their significant other is ugly, why someone has so many kids, why someone has a job that isn't so great, and stuff like that.

People at all ages, it seems, have problems with boundaries.

 

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

If I weren't in the closet, I would just grab Brendan and passionately make out with him right then and there.

 

"Oh, how's school going?"
"What are you studying again?"
"Oh right, engineering! How are you liking it so far?"
"So what, are you going into your second year?"
"Wow, fourth year! You're almost done then, right?"

etc.

There are only so many times I can explain the intricacies of my university program to other people without getting bored myself, especially to people who don't know/care about engineering (i.e. the majority of my extended family). The odd time I meet a family friend or something who's in the field though, it gets interesting.

 

My uncle: "Why do you have no girl friend? You sooo handsome!"

The most annoying question ever. More annoying when it's an asian guy saying it LOL

 

My family stopped having reunions when I was in my early twenties. I've changed my name and have no contact at all with people from high school. I dropped out of college.

I don't have reunions of any kind. I guess I'm lucky!

 

All my extended family ever does is ask about my plans for school. guess I'm not giving them much else to work with, but eh. sick of it

 

The only 2 questions I ever get are
"How's school going?"
"So where are all the hot girls at?" Yeah, that's how my family asks it.

It wouldn't be so bad but I tell them my school plans all the time. Its annoying that they ask and don't listen. And no, I don't know where all the "hot girls" are at. I like dudes bro, how has no one else in the family told you yet?

I just laugh and walk away xD

 

Oh yes I hate when people ask about girls and dating.

In the past I gave a bunch of excuses, like being too busy focusing on my studies, or that I just had not yet found "the right one." Now that I'm in the coming out phase I refuse to lie about it. I'll just be honest and say "No, but there are a lot of hot guys I'd love to date. "

 

I feel your pain.

This is one of the reasons I decided against going to my ten year reunion a few weeks ago. I knew I wouldn't have been able to handle the questions about why I wasn't married, why I didn't have a "steady" job, etc. I could just see myself ending up sitting in a corner nursing a beer just wishing for the damned thing to be over.

 

"What classes are you taking again?"
"What do you want to do as a career?"
"Why would you want to do that?"
"Where do you want to go?"
"Any boys lining up yet?"

Some family members of mine have no boundaries, and pretty bad memories and they'll end up asking me the same questions 5 times during reunions. They'll scoot closer and closer, until they're pretty much laying on me and ask them again. XD Except for the awesome aunts and cousins. I kind of hate small talk and try to avoid it at all costs..

 

I hate when people ask what I want to do for a career. I have absolutely no idea, so STOP ASKING.

 

I hate this sort of thing. I avoid my past and my family at all costs.

 

"Ah so how is school?"
"Oh you graduated, what are your future plans?"
"Oh, art? Like fine art, oil paintings? You're gonna be like Picasso?"
"But you won't get a lot of money, you're okay with that?"
"So you want to be a starving artist, you should have a backup plan"

please it's my life just stfu and gtfo

I don't get a lot of questions about girlfriends or anything fortunately. Myy uncles and older male relatives from my father's side and generation ask if I'm seeing anyone from time to time but not often

 

Ha! At my Highschool reunion the only pictures of me on the big screen were with girls in big dresses. Kinda ironic since the only people I scored with in highschool were guys on my football team...and they showed up with wives!

 

Why would anyone go anywhere near one of these things?

 

During family reunions from my father's side every christmas:

"So... are you really gay?"
"If you're not gay, do you have a girlfriend?"

Then my little brother gives a picture of a girl friend of mine.
"Is she your girlfirend?"
"Would you like to introduce her to us?"
"When do you plan on getting married?"

I don't like family reunions. I end up staying inside the car until we go home.

 

Here's the 3 top questions I utterly hated at reunions.

"Stop acting like that. People will think you're gay. Why can't you act more like a man?"

"Why don't you go hang out with the guys in the other room?"

"You haven't had a girlfriend in a while. Is there anything you want to tell us?"

Some family members still think that I'm really a gay guy that just dated girls as a ruse. :dry: