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Parents won't stop talking about friends' appearances (self.goodoffmychest)

submitted 2 months ago by OlPatchy2Eyes to c/goodoffmychest

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A number of my (M26) friends are women. I'm travelling and my parents want me to send them pictures, but I can't send them a single picture with a girl next to me without her becoming my girlfriend in their eyes.

I do fine for myself too! Actual girlfriends come and go and I tell them when I'm dating someone, and they hardly seem to care.

Kills me dude.

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[–] breadsmasher -5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Are they the sort of parents who, in a friendly way, know calling these women your girlfriend bothers you so they like to poke and make fun?

Nice to have parents who care ☺️

editn- this was supposed to be a friendly light hearted comment. No idea what happened

[–] OlPatchy2Eyes 2 points 2 months ago

No I think they're just old-fashioned. My parents waited a while to have kids; they're in their 60s/70s now, so a bit older than most people are probably imagining. I don't think they actually believe a man and a woman can really be friends, so it's like they're trying to "call it" in a way.

I definitely wouldn't trade it for parents who didn't give a damn about what I was doing, at any rate. I guess I just wish they were a little more interested in what I'm doing and less interested in who I'm with is all.

Thanks for the comment/perspective. Not sure what's up with the downvotes on yours in particular.