Moving Parks

I’ve been observing a very strange behaviour in people and I’m doing everything I can to not do the same.

Those who are happily “coupled up” are very often trying very hard to have their single friends hook up. As strange as it sounds, even those who used to respond to the same “kindness” by their friends with, “No, I’m happy as I am and I’m way too picky anyway” have forgotten their singlehood default responses and have become the worst offenders.

To a single person receiving this kindness out of no where, it’s not always a pleasant experience. I’ve been there at the receiving side and now, I think I can behave myself so that I do not become one of the unending supply of match makers.

Asking if they would be interested in getting setup first should be written down somewhere as a rule. If the answer to this question is a short “No” or anything that contains the word “no” then don’t metion of it ever again. If the answer happens to be a “yes” or something near that meaning, you can proceed to set up a pleasant get together environment where there is no expectations from either side. Last thing that you want is a situation where the ever so familiar uncomfortable silence will force silly comments that will later come back to haunt you, the match maker, in a form of “what were you thinking that he/she would be right for me?”

Anyways.. Currently, I’m sticking to the safe route. My wife and I will not player a match maker role unless you explicitly ask us or it becomes a matter of life and death.

Monday, January 16th, 2006, 10:25 am   |   He Says  |  RSS feed |  Respond  |  Trackback