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[rant]
So I have the day off today. Nothing particularly earth-shattering got done, i did some household chores for most of the day, and went over to my parents' house for a bit. That's where the trap was set.
I'm sitting there helping my father with a project, and next thing i know, of all people my Dad is trying to set me up with some nice girl that he met. She is about six years older than me, works at the Salvation Army store, and says she hasn't dated for a while because "her standards are so high." Reassuringly though, Dad that she's "perfect for me"
and wants me to join him in a visit to the store next week where he'll introduce us and i'll ask her to dinner (he's already graciously made the arrangements for all this before asking me).
I've already been through this with most of the rest of my family (mom, sisters and brother), but i never figured out that i had to be concerned about my own father trying to set me up on a blind date. How wrong i was.
I suppose now i need to sit down with the nieces and nephews and have a little chat too, in order to make sure i have everyone covered. The kids haven't yet given me a hard time about being single, or offered unsolicited "helpful hints" to help alleviate that dreaded condition, but then again i never thought my dad would either.
I swear, i think i'm ready to throttle the next person i hear say "just stop looking and you'll meet someone" (oh really, is that how it works?). Or my all-time favorite, "when the student is ready, the teacher will come" (i think somone had been up a bit too late watching Kung Fu on television the night before saying that). I'm not terminally and unhappily single. I can and do date, and plenty. Yes, it would be nice to meet one special person, but i don't think that's something which is, would be, or should be a main focus of my life. So why does my family seem so intent on "finding someone for me" ?
Moral of the story: trust no one. leave nothing to chance. you're not being paranoid if they really are trying to get you.
[/rant]
So I have the day off today. Nothing particularly earth-shattering got done, i did some household chores for most of the day, and went over to my parents' house for a bit. That's where the trap was set.
I'm sitting there helping my father with a project, and next thing i know, of all people my Dad is trying to set me up with some nice girl that he met. She is about six years older than me, works at the Salvation Army store, and says she hasn't dated for a while because "her standards are so high." Reassuringly though, Dad that she's "perfect for me"
I've already been through this with most of the rest of my family (mom, sisters and brother), but i never figured out that i had to be concerned about my own father trying to set me up on a blind date. How wrong i was.
I suppose now i need to sit down with the nieces and nephews and have a little chat too, in order to make sure i have everyone covered. The kids haven't yet given me a hard time about being single, or offered unsolicited "helpful hints" to help alleviate that dreaded condition, but then again i never thought my dad would either.
I swear, i think i'm ready to throttle the next person i hear say "just stop looking and you'll meet someone" (oh really, is that how it works?). Or my all-time favorite, "when the student is ready, the teacher will come" (i think somone had been up a bit too late watching Kung Fu on television the night before saying that). I'm not terminally and unhappily single. I can and do date, and plenty. Yes, it would be nice to meet one special person, but i don't think that's something which is, would be, or should be a main focus of my life. So why does my family seem so intent on "finding someone for me" ?
Moral of the story: trust no one. leave nothing to chance. you're not being paranoid if they really are trying to get you.
[/rant]
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