Does it bother you when people starts telling you to get married?

Philippines
April 26, 2010 11:32am CST
HI guys, do you ever get annoyed when you meet relatives over a get together party telling you to get married? I mean I get that all the time and it's now getting me annoyed. What's wrong with being single? after all I still have not met the right person and I am personally not ready to settle down.Most of my relatives within my age bracket (27-34) are all married and since some women in my family do not get married especially in mine... they worry that I'll be a spinster too. They try to make me feel bad about being single and constantly joke about me turning to be one of the spinster sistahs. Honestly, it's really annoying. I am happy being single (I mean it really). I don't see anything wrong in enjoying singlehood. In fact I like the freedom and not being tied down with someone else or a baby for that matter. I still cannot picture myself having a baby anytime soon. I know financially I can stand but it's still not enough to raise a child. When I get married and have kids I want to give them the best and I want to be prepared financially, emotionally and spiritually. I also want to wait for the right person, not just any Tom,D*ck and Harry no matter how good looking and rich they are. After all marriage is not just about the looks or the money, it's about being married to the right person at the right place at the right time. I am in no hurry but the relatives are (we are very clanish and close knit) and this pisses me off at times. Right now I have taken a backseat on the love life area. It's been nearly 3 years since I broke up with the ex and they are all worried I might have lost interest in marriage. Any tips on how to ward them off? or stop them from telling me that.
4 responses
@yresh12 (3212)
• Philippines
30 Apr 10
Hello Candyfairy!! I started having a boyfriend when I was 12 years old. it was the typical puppy love kind, where you get super duper happy when you see that person.After that I changed from one to the other. All of them had been secret boyfriends because my parents are very strict that I might get preggy or so. i met my last bf and we were together for 2 years when we broke up. They have been close with him and they just super love the guy. I told them we were just not meant to be and I chose not to have one know. My parents from being strict now wants me to get married and have a baby because they are not getting any younger. I'm 21 and they think that it should be the time for me to settle down. i haven't planned anything, I don't want to have a bf now. Hmmmm.. seem like it was just yesterday when they just don't want me dating and now they are pushing me to get one. what an irony...hahaha
• Philippines
30 Apr 10
I totally understand that lol that was what my parents did to me. Lolz... they did not want me dating or get married before but now they are pushing me. it's really funny.
@joan2010 (45)
• China
27 Apr 10
Maybe you don't lose interest in marriage ,it is just because you still don't find the right person who can ,make you step into marriged life.You can tell your relatives you can be responsible to your life for you are a adult,if you can't get marriaged with the right person,marriage can be a disaster not paradise,so don't force you to do things that you really don't want,and thank for their kindness.
• Philippines
29 Apr 10
you are perfectly right! I have not found the right person yet. I agree with you there...
@smileonstar (4007)
• United States
26 Apr 10
I dont like the idea about this. I am married but I meant I dont like the idea about people talking about how my life would go. plus we have to think twice before we step into married life. it is going be sooo much different when you are married. if they keep on telling you about this, then you should say... it is ur decision and it is ur own life and someone else shouldn't be involve
• Philippines
26 Apr 10
thanks smile for dropping by. Yes I told them that every time but the more that they fuss over me. Sigh.... I mean you are married you know that it ain't abed of roses all the time right? by the way how long have you been married if it's okay to ask?
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
29 Apr 10
I don't think that it is right for your family to be pressuring you into marriage. You are still a young woman and you have a lot of life to live. Yes, there are a lot of people in the world that are already married and younger than you are, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are happily married. When your family starts to bother you about this subject again, tell them that you haven't met the right person for you yet and you don't want to rush into something if it could mean failure in the future.