Disillusioned Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 I only ask because both my parents have been dead for a couple of years, I never had any siblings, and my only living relatives are 3 cousins and an aunt and uncle I haven't seen in years. It sucks living alone in a house which has been paid off, in a coveted part of Los Angeles... but OTOH I guess I can't be much of a mama's boy if she's 6 feet in the ground... And NO, I didn't murder my family...
FitChick Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 Someone with no family would be the ideal person to date. No meddling inlaws.
denise_xo Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 Someone with no family would be the ideal person to date. That was my reaction, too. (having said that, my in laws are lovely).
Author Disillusioned Posted November 16, 2011 Author Posted November 16, 2011 Someone with no family would be the ideal person to date. No meddling inlaws. That was my reaction, too. (having said that, my in laws are lovely). So... something is wrong with this picture. BTW would you agree that no family can be complete without a brother-in-law who' s a Human Garbage Disposal?
grkBoy Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 It wouldn't bother me as long as the girl isn't flakey, strange, or a psycho.
alphamale Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 i would LOVE banging a chick and not having to deal with parents or siblings, et al. Not to mention all the lame family get-togethers and holidays and stuff.
thatone Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 people who are too attached to their demented relatives are far less attractive than those who can survive just fine on their own.
dasein Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Wouldn't be a problem for me, hell if your house is nice enough will date you right now.
Ruby Slippers Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 It is my preference. I'm not close to my family, and I've dealt with enough crazy, meddling in-law types for 3 lifetimes. For some reason, it seems that most of the men I meet have family members all up in their business, which is a huge turn-off to me. The couples I like the best are those who have their own lives and have created their own family with each other and their pets or kids.
ja123 Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 I'm an only child so your situation could very well be mine at some point. How do you feel about not having family?
Emilia Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 It would be ideal for me. I don't much care for family in-fighting, painfully boring festivities, etc. It's an obligation and a chore. I'm usually not that interested in my SO's friends either to be completely honest. Of course it's great if he has a couple of funny and kind friends you can muck about with but I don't care too much about hanging out with them a lot of the time. I usually let him do his thing.
oaks Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 I want to date the person, not her family, so this is totally not an issue.
HeavenOrHell Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 I'd find it easier, as I'm shy and find get togethers with people I don't know well very difficult.
phineas Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 i would LOVE banging a chick and not having to deal with parents or siblings, et al. Not to mention all the lame family get-togethers and holidays and stuff. HERE! HERE! I cannot find the words to properly describe how fricken awesome it is not having to go to numerous in-law parties now that i'm divorced. Think eddie from the Vacation movies. Her whole extended family was like that. I didn't meet them until the wedding. serious WTF?!?! I mean I thought, ok only one or two drunks. (VERY Irish family) but a whole village of them? GTFO!
RiverRunning Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Not having a family would never be a downside. Like some others have joked - you NEVER have to worry about a meddling mother-in-law who's going to be watching her daughter-in-law's every move, you don't have to worry about smiling and pretending to get the inane jokes of your father-in-law, and you don't have to deal with his sister's jealousies. On the other hand, you miss out on a possible great connection with the family, but no, it's not a downside. Especially if the family is dead. If they're telling me that they have no family because they've cut out everybody, it leaves me to different conclusions. Was the family very abusive - emotionally or physically? Then it leaves me to wonder if my prospective date doesn't have emotional issues that are going to be too much for me to handle. On the other hand, does it mean that my partner is difficult to get along with, so they just get rid of everybody? Another possible red flag, but not an immediate "we'll never date."
El Brujo Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Holy crap! If what you people say is true, Grizzly Adams should be a top male sex symbol! Ah, Thanksgiving is coming up... I fondly remember the Thanksgivings past from when I was a kid... my mother making that psychotic face and threatening to stab me with the carving knife if I didn't eat any of the turkey which tasted like cardboard and taters that tasted like wallpaper paste... the two uncles who argued with each other constantly and solved their differences with punches and insults... and who could ever forget my great-grandmother playing Manners Cop in her profanity-laced Brooklyn accent... Ugh. I'd rather just have a gf over with me and the cat and the dog, scarfing down pizza or Chinese food or something and not being hung up on nutrition or fussy table manners. BTW any of you ladies enjoy belching out loud at the table?
alphamale Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 HERE! HERE! I cannot find the words to properly describe how fricken awesome it is not having to go to numerous in-law parties now that i'm divorced. Think eddie from the Vacation movies. Her whole extended family was like that. I didn't meet them until the wedding. serious WTF?!?! I mean I thought, ok only one or two drunks. (VERY Irish family) but a whole village of them? GTFO! I sympathize phineas....
Woggle Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 I used to think that but I actually love my in laws. They are what a good family should be. My former in laws on the other hand are a bunch of wack jobs. It was like Christmas with the Lohans.
alphamale Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 I used to think that but I actually love my in laws. They are what a good family should be. you're getting soft woggle
Woggle Posted November 18, 2011 Posted November 18, 2011 you're getting soft woggle The mob is all about family as well so no I am not getting soft.
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