By TAHLIA PRITCHARD
Being the only single one in a group of loved-up or married friends can sometimes be a little… trying. So for the sanity of all the singletons out there (thanks Bridget Jones) and for the essential education of couples everywhere, I present you with: the 6 irksome couply scenarios that grate the most on a single person’s nerves.
1) When ‘I’ ceases to exist and permanently becomes ‘we’:
Me: ”So what did you think of the movie?”
Friend: ”Oh we didn’t like it. We thought it was quite pretentious.”
Wow, look! A double opinion for the price of one. I forgot that when people get hitched that their brains merge into a single organ. Please don’t become the same person because you see – your friends rather liked both of you individually when that was still a thing.
2) When two people are completely incapable of spending any time apart:
Nothing is more frustrating than wanting to catch up for some serious one-on-one time with a girlfriend, only to get a ‘we’ll be there soon!’ text.
Voila, you just went from hanging out with a friend to being the third wheel on a date. It’s not as bad as him gatecrashing the girls’ night out though, which is always ruined by a dancing boyfriend bopping up to your circle because it’s been three whole hours and ‘I just miss him so much!’
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Ah the old 'us vs them' divide between singles and couples. It really shouldn't be a divide but apparently some people are not capable of keeping their views to themselves. Like most people I've copped it from couples when I've been single "hopefully you'll find someone SOON!" and I've copped it from singles when I've been in a relationship "you're staying in on Saturday night? But you USED to be so much fun!". I think the key is for all of us to accept that we're all at different life stages. Yes, sometimes our girlfriends will go MIA for months when they fall in love but that is OK because they're happy and all consumed by it. I actually think it is nice. Likewise we need to accept that sometimes some of our girlfriends will want to spend more time with us when they're single simply because they enjoy our company and want to socialise with us. I think that too is nice. Acceptance of different choices and different life stages is all part of being a good friend in my opinion.
What about annoying things single people do to those in relationships? Like the "Oh, you won't come out... you have a boyfriend" trick? Or the "We're going to go out and KISS BOYS YEAH" one where you're dancing alone and trying not to awk out? Or assuming you'll engage in all of the above behaviour?
Can you elaborate on this: 'where you're dancing alone and trying not to awk out' I am not sure I follow this train of thought / situation if you are on a night out with girlfriends? Thanks.
They're not doing that because they're single. They're doing it because they're being shit friends.
I think she means if you go out with some single girlfriends to have a girls night and your interpretation (as the coupled up one) is that you will actually catch up with your beloved friends, and their interpretation (as the single one/s) is that it's a night out, meaning they're glammed up and ready to pick up.
Unfortunately, I can see strong merit in both views! If you're single and out, of course you're on the look out for a potential hook up (if you're in that headspace). But if you're coupled up and not looking to pick up, of course you don't want to sit by yourself while your friend chats up a guy at the bar.