Comments | zinagod: I have a question

zinagod

I have a question

Jun 10, 2010 14:52

If you were on a first date with someone who you had just met, and they started talking about marriage(not neccesarily to YOU) and starting a family, what would you think?

Like, what would be your gut reaction? Be honest, this is sort of a cultural obversation.

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lest_we_regress June 10 2010, 05:48:50 UTC

I think the general American cultural reaction is to think that the person talking about all that stuff is a little crazy....like spending way too much time thinking about the future and stuff.

Plus it's just sort of an awkward topic to bring up on first dates, but maybe that's just me.

Anyway, remember that one Match.com (or was it eHarmony?) commercial with the blond lady who said, "Let's talk about something fun, how about MAGIC?"

That's how good Americas behave on dates.

zinagod June 10 2010, 05:52:09 UTC

I just remember how utterly desperate she sounded as she said it. Like she really really needed to talk to someone about magic.

Next time I go out on a date, I'm saying that. It's going to be the best date ever.

lest_we_regress June 12 2010, 04:56:42 UTC

I will give you 5,000 Darrell-Land Fun Bucks if you do it!

clockworkwings June 10 2010, 07:49:23 UTC

I am a lesbian, so I would just pack up my U-Haul and move right on in.

Realistically, I'd be kind of weirded out. I guess it would depend on what they said about marriage, though? Like, if they were warning me that they had an arranged marriage and our potential love was inevitably doomed, I would appreciate being told early on.

cherylkat June 10 2010, 21:23:58 UTC

I would be pleasantly surprised as a male, that they knew what they eventually wanted out of life. Honestly. If he's already looking for the type of person that he wants to eventually settle down with and have kids, well, that's better than half the male populus (at least in the US.. ) that's just "having a good time" and bails when the female starts "getting serious".

So, you know he's up for committment if you want it. You'd just have to feel it out to see if that's the person you'd want to be with.

ilikechipmunks June 11 2010, 08:05:06 UTC

i'd probably launch into my usual tirade about how weddings are fucking retarded and expensive. i'd rather go on vacation...

rcscribbles June 12 2010, 02:18:12 UTC

I'd be a little concerned about their mental state, but depending on how the conversation led to that point, I may think they're very sensitive about family is all.