The question
Firstly, what gave me the idea of writing this post? Its not so much the fact that I am single, which is pretty obvious. Trust me, I'm used to that. I've only just realised how many times this year I've been asked the same question, "Have you had a girlfriend before?"
And every girl who asks this question would somehow slip this into normal conversation so casually, almost too casually. It somehow goes like this:
AB: So you like Switchfoot, that's cool.
Me: Yeah!
AB: So, um, I'm curious lah...
Me: *is she asking THAT question?*
AB: have you ever had a y'know, a GF before?
Me: *mentally slaps forehead...D'OH!*
Me: *Fakes a surprised look, smiles, pauses a second, and tells the truth*
It irks me a little to guess what they were thinking after I answered them. It could be.."This guy is such a NOOB" or "There must be something really wrong with him...he's never even had one!" Or worse still, "this one good catch lerr, less emotional baggage!" *shudders* I just can't help but feel self conscious after the question.
I'm sorry to be so frank, but why don't you girls just go the whole way and incorporate it into your greeting. Instead of "Hi, how are you doin" you should just say "Hi, did you have any past girlfriends?"
"Hello sir, fine weather today..have you had any lovers lately?"
or in Chinese,
In place of the usual greeting "ni chi fan le ma?", say "ni you ni peng you le ma?"
"Ni you ni peng you le ma?"
A simple fact: I haven't found a suitable person yet. I'm quite a particular person, maybe to my disadvantage, and there are certain criteria considered which would be covered in another post. So stay tuned :)
Short talk: The world is falling apart. Hilary Duff, bubblegum teen popstar, is hot! Times have changed.
