you know what's really funny? when someone asks you if you're married and you say "no". they never really know how to follow up. i like watching them squirm.
Why do these people squirm. I'm pretty sure, because of how conversations go, have asked that question to someone before and after being married. No squirming here. Probably because I don't, for lack of a better word, care that they are not. There are a whole slew of questions to ask a person after asking them that.
keep in mind these are small town folk who are married with kids and only know people who are married with kids and have ne'er met someone past the age of 21 who is not married with kids. bless your soul marleen for having follow up questions for both answers. seriously. bless. your. soul. altho... i really do love to watch them squirm.
I love watching people squirm, too. And what about a simple, "So, what do you do?" I mean, that's open for anything. "Well, I'm actually the mother of three and I get to stay home with them." "I'm starting grad school in the fall to get my MBA." "I'm a structural engineer."
I killed the conversation with the divorce line. When Chadd and I first met, the first thing I asked him was if he had been married before--talk about awkward. I have no idea why that question came out of my mouth, but it prevented a later, more awkward conversation. I guess it worked out in the end, but I felt so freakin lame.
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You could always break the silence by asking them, "Are you divorced?"
Better yet I could ask then when they'll be getting divorced.
Why do these people squirm. I'm pretty sure, because of how conversations go, have asked that question to someone before and after being married. No squirming here. Probably because I don't, for lack of a better word, care that they are not. There are a whole slew of questions to ask a person after asking them that.
keep in mind these are small town folk who are married with kids and only know people who are married with kids and have ne'er met someone past the age of 21 who is not married with kids.
bless your soul marleen for having follow up questions for both answers. seriously. bless. your. soul.
altho... i really do love to watch them squirm.
I love watching people squirm, too. And what about a simple, "So, what do you do?" I mean, that's open for anything. "Well, I'm actually the mother of three and I get to stay home with them." "I'm starting grad school in the fall to get my MBA." "I'm a structural engineer."
Hello?
I killed the conversation with the divorce line. When Chadd and I first met, the first thing I asked him was if he had been married before--talk about awkward. I have no idea why that question came out of my mouth, but it prevented a later, more awkward conversation. I guess it worked out in the end, but I felt so freakin lame.
Or rather... 'Are you pregnant?' 'No.... but obviously Im fat.'
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