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27 Dec 2005, 23:46
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Anyone have the same problem?
Its x-mas time, and you ofcourse spend more time than usual with your family.
Since I live in a different city than the rest of my familiy, x-mas is a time for those long "what's really going on in your life son"-talks.
My problem is that Im 25 and single. Im also a single child.
My parents (including my "step-mother") have started to drop hints. They want me to find a girlfriend and produce some grandchildren. Im not sure when this started, but now its getting increasingly annoying.
Anyone else have this problem?
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<Germania>but you called Fury a bully, and that is terribly unfair
<Hicks>Occassionally individuals do things without Executive consent
<Dreadnought>You cant whois on Eclipse server without a registered nic, which mr ****stirrer doesnt have.
<Almeida> well i like to grow fat myself too, and when i have enough ships then i can engage in big battles
<Nantoz> Zhukov for Lord Protector!
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27 Dec 2005, 23:57
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1up on you
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Oh yes.
Im 20 and my step brother whos the same age were told by my step mum that we should be married by 25, kids etc, dont want to leave it to late and all of that.
My dad then leaned over and told us that while its good we both have a girlfriend we should play the field to see if we prefer something else. But the talk of marriage, kids etc always comes up, they love that kind of shit
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28 Dec 2005, 00:07
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Banned
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
My parents sort of realised a few years ago that they don't get my insanely hedonistic do nothing and get along grand regardless lifestyle so no.
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28 Dec 2005, 00:16
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
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Originally Posted by G.K Zhukov
Its x-mas time, and you ofcourse spend more time than usual with your family.
Since I live in a different city than the rest of my familiy, x-mas is a time for those long "what's really going on in your life son"-talks.
My problem is that Im 25 and single. Im also a single child.
My parents (including my "step-mother") have started to drop hints. They want me to find a girlfriend and produce some grandchildren. Im not sure when this started, but now its getting increasingly annoying.
Anyone else have this problem?
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Single child - yes
Hints - yes
25- no im 20
When i pop back from university they do ask the usual 'have you got a girlfriend' 'you can bring a girlfriend with you if you like' stuff. But after they've asked it once, i dont hear anything till the next visit back.
There was one ulitmate cringe remark they made as a possible birthday present once... it could almost deserve a thread...
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28 Dec 2005, 00:17
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Evil inside
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Sadly my "nice, responsible, non-drinking young man"-image makes my parents think I will do the usual stuff in life, like having kids.
So I do nice things, I get expected to get kids.
pig do one nice thing, he gets a handjob.
The world is so unfair
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<Germania>but you called Fury a bully, and that is terribly unfair
<Hicks>Occassionally individuals do things without Executive consent
<Dreadnought>You cant whois on Eclipse server without a registered nic, which mr ****stirrer doesnt have.
<Almeida> well i like to grow fat myself too, and when i have enough ships then i can engage in big battles
<Nantoz> Zhukov for Lord Protector!
<Jakiri> (Windows)XP was fine on release
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28 Dec 2005, 00:18
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Theres a soviet russia joke here, but i cant quite see it.
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28 Dec 2005, 00:20
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WANNASEEMYNEWCHAINSAW
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Well to be honest, not from my parents. But from my aunts, yes. But they are these busy-body people who feel the need to stick their noses where it doesnt' belong and tell everyone how to run their lives.
My parents used to probably worry about me as I never ever mentioned a girl, ever.
Mainly cause I didnt have one most of the time. But they've gotten to meet one or two now and then so they have reassured themselves I'm not actually gay or anything.
But yeah, I ****ing hate this shit.
I'm 24 and I do get that "shouldn't you think about settling down and sorting your life out" shite.
*shudder*
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28 Dec 2005, 01:44
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so f*cking zen
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
TYLER
If you could fight anyone, who would you fight?
JACK
I'd fight my boss, probably.
TYLER
Really?
JACK
Yeah, why, who would you fight?
TYLER
I'd fight my dad.
JACK
I don't know my dad. I mean, I know him, but he left when I was like six year old. Married this woman, had more kids. He did this like every six years. Goes to a new city and starts a new family.
TYLER
****er's setting franchises. My dad never went to college, so it was really important that I'd go.
JACK
Sounds familiar.
TYLER
So I graduate, I called him up long distance and asked: "Dad, now what?", he says "Get a job".
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Same here.
TYLER
When I turned twenty five, my yearly call again "Dad, now what?", he says "I don't know, get married!"
JACK
I can't get married, I'm a thirty-year-old boy!
TYLER
We're a generation of men raised by women. I'm wondering if another woman is really the answer we need.
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28 Dec 2005, 01:46
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so f*cking zen
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Which just goes to show there's ALWAYS an apt Fight Club quote.
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28 Dec 2005, 03:20
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
i live by fightclub, sideways & pi. there's not been a situation in my life that i can think of at 2:15am where one of the 3 movies haven't provided sufficent advice/reference for.
(ps did you watch that extract again to get the whole quote down accurately? or is there some cult site publicising the screenplay or something )
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28 Dec 2005, 03:25
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Mr. Blobby
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Quote:
Originally Posted by G.K Zhukov
Anyone else have this problem?
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Not for another 3 years!
Quote:
Originally Posted by sniborp
Theres a soviet russia joke here, but i cant quite see it.
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In Soviet Russia, bride orders you?
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28 Dec 2005, 03:45
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Tiny Dancer
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
a/ fight club actors cant act
b/ my parents can expect what they want, im not having kids
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28 Dec 2005, 04:25
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1up on you
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Location: Birmingham, UK
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
a/ does this way of writing sound annoying?
b/ your doing it more than once
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28 Dec 2005, 05:27
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so f*cking zen
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Quote:
Originally Posted by _ryzekiel_
ps did you watch that extract again to get the whole quote down accurately? or is there some cult site publicising the screenplay or something
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i normally use this
It's not 100% accurate tho.
I saw (and corrected) at least two mistakes *shrug* ... still it's a pretty good effort.
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28 Dec 2005, 05:28
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so f*cking zen
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Quote:
Originally Posted by sniborp
Theres a soviet russia joke here, but i cant quite see it.
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in soviet russia children abuse the paedophiles
*shrug*
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28 Dec 2005, 06:48
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Yeah I get it off my Dads side of the family. 'You getting a house? How about a proper job? You still going out with that girl? Oh you split up... What to move to Japan?!?!?!'
But not my mums side... As long as everythings ticking along they're kinda ok
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28 Dec 2005, 15:11
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Tiny Dancer
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Ed Norton is especially rubbish.
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28 Dec 2005, 15:23
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
No, my parents realise that it's up to me how I live my life.
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28 Dec 2005, 18:30
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
I was first married when I was 20 years old.
I was 23 when my first child was born. One day short of 30 when number 2 came along and in the middle of law school.
So, I never waited long enough to get that kind of pressure.
From the other side of things, I have never, ever, made any kind of suggestion to either of my sons (29 and 36) that they should marry (both are single) or that they should have children (neither has fathered a child to the best of their knowledge).
I have never wanted to be a grandfather. Propigating the species or extending the life of the family name were never a particular imparative for me.
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28 Dec 2005, 18:55
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
One of the many advantages of not really speaking to your family is you don't have to deal with crap like this.
I was married at 21 though so I doubt they're particularly worried.
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28 Dec 2005, 23:48
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Destroyer of Worlds
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Well, until I started going out with my bloke about 5 months ago, I'm fairly sure my parents had me pegged as a lesbian, so just the possibility (which 5 months ago they thought didn't exist) of grandkids at some point in the future is enough to keep them happy for now.
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28 Dec 2005, 23:55
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Tiny Dancer
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
I have no doubts you're the only one doing any penetrating in the relationship.
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29 Dec 2005, 00:04
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so f*cking zen
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomkat
No, my parents realise that it's up to me how I live my life.
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Have you told them you're gay yet?
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29 Dec 2005, 00:08
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Destroyer of Worlds
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Re: Anyone have the same problem?
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Originally Posted by eJohn
I have no doubts you're the only one doing any penetrating in the relationship.
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what?
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