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Dealing with relationship questions

Discussion in 'Coming Out Advice' started by whosamelia, Dec 21, 2014.

  1. whosamelia

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    So, I haven't posted here in nearly 3 months. Oops.

    Anyway. I'm at an age where kind-meaning adults ask me questions about romance. Love interests. Boyfriends. You know. It kind of annoyed me even when I thought I was straight, but even more now, like why does everyone assume.

    Do you think that if people that I don't want to come out to (yet anyway) ask me those sort of questions, it'd be a good policy to say something along the lines of "no, not a priority right now"? I'm hoping it doesn't help perpetuate any mental images people may have of me as some stereotypical boy-crazy teenage girl (though I doubt they totally exist haha), but not make anyone suspect my sexuality either.
     
  2. FancyGummy

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    Well, that's what one of my cousins does- she says things like "OH, I'm never having kids though" and constantly talks about how cute all the female k-pop stars she likes are, and people still haven't caught on, but at least they stopped asking.
     
  3. Aspen

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    Those questions drive me up the wall. I usually keep my answer short and sweet: "No." Sometimes "No, I'm concentrating on school." It's not really any of their business. Recently if someone asks me if I have a boyfriend I've been really tempted to say "Not my area anymore" but I don't.