As a guy who gets asked it - 2 responses
- I prefer being happy…
or
- Marriage is an institution and who wants to be institutionalised
I’d use this if the question was being asked jokingly or sarcastically.
If it was an honest question from a well-meaning nosy aunt, I’d say something like “I’ve still got a little of the last one in the freezer, but I’ll be looking for a fresh one soon. Keep your eye out for me.”
I’ll be using this one from now on, thanks!
This
is awesome. I’d consider dating you for that answer alone.
Except that I’m not single. Dunno how that happened.
“Bigamy is defined as having one spouse too many. Actually, that’s my definition of monogamy.”
I, too, never get asked this question, my friends never try to fix me up with anyone, never introduce me to anyone…sigh. I guess it must be incredibly obvious “why” to everyone around me, but I ask myself the question all the time. Now for the record, I am in a relationship, but it is long distance and is NOT leading to the ending of my singleness…and there was 12 years before he came along when someone could have asked. And now that I’ve been divorced longer than I was married, I fear it’ll never end.
He just hasn’t met the right lady yet.
I explain how, by not having children, I am doing more to preserve the Earth’s environment and resources than anyone who has kids – so I can enjoy my gasoline-powered small appliances without any guilt.
When I was single, this was my polite answer. I didn’t settle down until I was 36 and was almost resolved to the fact that I might not.
It’s a terribly upsetting question, what are they expecting you to say anyway?
Some past answers:
“It’s hard to date while maintaining the required 500 yard minimum distance.”
“Because of a judges order.”
“Because no one can make me come better than I do.”
“Just because there’s never been any survivors doesn’t mean there haven’t been any dates.”
“Because it requires me to give a rat’s ass about other people.” (The real reason)
Heck, you can upgrade those to diesel, then.
I never get asked this, either. The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
Over David Foster Wallace’s dead body!
David Sedaris is a necrophiliac?
I am too stubborn and independent to ever be married.
“Apparently I’m smarter than the general populace.”
I have an aunt that asks me everytime I see her and she doesn’t buy the smarter line. I’m going to use some of these from this thread next time.
How about:
[JohnBickerson]Marriage isn’t a word, it’s a sentence![/JB]
Roddy
No longer single, but when I was it was usually meant as a compliment so I’d try to make light of it, something like:
“Tragic, ain’t it?”
or
“I’m really, really hard to live with.”
I’ve only been asked that by some old ladies who were trying to set me up with their daughters. The daughters, on the other hand, seemed to think they had a good reason.
No one ever liked me that much. 