“So Why Aren’t You Married Yet?”

03 Nov 2009 5 Comments

by findingthetwo in God, Relationships, Christianity

Oy vey.  If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked this question I would have enough extra cash for a SWEET collection of designer shoes!  I’m sure many of you could say the same thing.  Recently when the question was posed to me I found myself wishing that I had a really clever response, one that might catch the person completely off-guard and maybe even prevent them from ever asking me (or any other single person) again.  The truth is, WE DON’T KNOW why we’re not married.  But if you don’t want to tell the person that, here are a few responses you can use if you’d like:

• “The voices in my head tell me that marriage is a bad idea.”
• “I’m part of a nationwide experiment to see if it is possible to be a complete person without being married.”
• “I’ve been married and divorced already – you mean you never got an invitation to the wedding? Hmm…”
• “I’m waiting for the guy who is man enough to deal with my mood swings and violent temper – ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?”
• “I don’t know what’s wrong with me.  I’ve read Donald Trump’s book called How to Have a Successful Marriage cover to cover…..”
• “Funny you should ask….. just last week I was thinking how cool it would be to elope to Vegas and get married by an Elvis impersonator….. know anyone who’d be interested?”
• “I’m waiting for a rich old man who is about to kick the bucket and doesn’t believe in pre-nups…..”

I’d love to hear any ideas you might have on other responses!

–Kristy

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