Fun & Famous

DO YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP?

Then stop saying these things to your single friends

Being single is wonderful, remember? You can wrap yourself in your duvet now that it's so cold outside, without anyone next to you trying to steal the blanket. I'm all for that. Okay fine, I'm just saying that because I'm completely single and of course I would prefer to have someone to do all these annoying things with, but that's beside the point. I am and will remain (for now) single, and if there's one thing that's annoying, it's the following comments from your non-single friends.

“People must be intimidated by you.”

What are you supposed to do with such a comment? I often associate the word intimidating with the word arrogant, and that's definitely not a compliment to give someone.

“Who are you going with?”

Alone. Why? Can't you do anything alone these days?

“Maybe you're just setting too many requirements.”

Sorry, but I just want both a man with humor, and he has to be sweet, preferably also handsome, someone who can cook well, a bit of passion too, patient, at least 1 meter 90... Fine, I get it.

“I'm living my single life through you.”

As if they expect you to specially plan all exciting dates as entertainment for them. Yeah, bye.

“Please and thank you.”

“Ugh, sometimes I would also like to be single for a while.”

Because it's of course annoying to have someone who is completely crazy about you.

“I have such a nice single friend. He's really something for you.”

Not necessarily very much, but sometimes it also comes across as if they think you can't get a guy in any other possible way.

“How's it going with the guys?”

Why, how's it going with the guys? Just because you're single doesn't mean you have to be constantly occupied with it. There's nothing wrong with not dating, right? Peace of mind is also good from time to time.

“Can I look at your Tinder?”

Okay, personally this has never happened to me because I'm a dating app virgin, but I totally understand that this can be annoying. And honestly, even though I'm single, I've also asked this to my girlfriends who are on Tinder or Happn. Just to see what kind of faces you come across. And let's put it this way: after swiping with friends, I found out that there's absolutely nothing wrong.

“It will be fine with you.”

And thanks again. Sounds like you have some kind of disease.

“But why do you think you're single?”

No, just no. Don't ask this kind of stupid things if your friendship is important to you.

So ladies with boyfriends, you will ban these from your repertoire from now on, okay? Please and thank you.