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In response to "It's the main reason I stopped going to my brother/sis-in-law's gatherings." by lame-o kelly

the thing is i really enjoyed being single, i never really felt like it was a bad thing. but somehow (and i KNOW it's not intended, ever) a roomful

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Jan 5 '09, 11:07

of nothing but 'couply-couples' can feel condescending.

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there were other singles at this gathering, but i definitely know. i've been there more often than not. and she knows this too. -- nm - kare Jan 5, 11:17 5
- do you think it's more than just singleness? Maybe you were her Single Buddy, someone she commiserated with? -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 11:20 3
  - I'll say it. Some women just want their friend's man. - con_carne Jan 5, 11:22 1
    - oh no. she has a list of qualities she's looking for. he doesn't meet several of them. -- nm - kare Jan 5, 11:25
  - there's that dynamic too, yes. though she imagined we did more than we actually ever did. - kare Jan 5, 11:21
- oh, if she wasn't the only single person there then she REALLY has to grow up. -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 11:19
yeah, it sure can. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 11:08
I just hit on everyone's guys. - Amy Jan 5, 11:08 1
- *snork* -- nm - Andie Jan 5, 11:09
Exactly. -- nm - lame-o kelly Jan 5, 11:07 2
- (note: This is the same sis-in-law that suggested their NYE party a few years back should be black tie. The girls were all going to wear their wedding - lame-o kelly Jan 5, 11:11 1
  - jeez, I remember. so thoughtless. -- nm - loosilu Jan 5, 11:11

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