I don't mind...
By Leca
@lecanis (16647)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
January 25, 2007 6:47pm CST
Since when did "I don't mind" become the standard response to "I'm in a relationship"?
Over the past few years I have encountered this comment a lot when people flirted with me and I replied that I wasn't available. At first I thought it was only men that used this line, but recently I've encountered many woman saying this as well, and it annoys me to no end.
Has anyone else encountered this?
3 responses
@ZoE_Weinstein (17)
• Israel
26 Jan 07
Well, I live in a country where a lot of the married women cover their hair, and this is something that I do as well, but that is often not enough to stop men from approaching me. I had a cab driver pick me up and try and get me to go home with him. I told him that my husband and baby were waiting for me and what he said was "They can wait a little longer, you must have had a long day, come to my place and we'll have a good time." my answer to that was, "Just pull over at the next corner." It should just be known that if someone is in a relationship, they are off limits.
@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
26 Jan 07
Eeek! That's kind of scary when the cab driver is hitting on you, because you can only get out if they stop for you.
As for covering your hair, in my country married people tend to wear wedding rings. But not all people in long-term monogamous relationships are or can legally be married. There's also the fact that people in certain jobs can't wear rings for safety reasons. So one can't really expect others to know they're not available until they share that fact.
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I honestly don't think relationship status matters to a lot of people anymore. I mean, if people want something, they're going to pursue it regardless of what the person says. I think it's bull myself because you aren't interested in them. You've obviously got other interests, and yet they can't respect those wishes.
