The experience of going to a wedding as a single person is like attending a job interview where it doesn’t matter what you say, the answer you give is the wrong one.
You try to explain that you’re single at the moment because you’re focusing on your career.
“But what about the children,” replies Aunty Ruth.
You say: I just haven’t found the one.
“Oh, well you better lower your standards,” says your weird uncle Al’.
You say: Not a priority.
“Well, don’t wait too long,” teases your third cousin’s second husband, who has a rank case of tuna breath.
Can you wear white to a wedding? We ask Team Mamamia for their opinion.
Nobody knows this better than New York publisher, Melissa Croce. Sick of fielding rogue and gratuitous questions from seemingly well-meaning relatives, she designed a three-page brochure for her cousin’s wedding.
Sharing her design on Twitter, the pamphlet contained an FAQ section on her job, her life in New York, and a ‘choose your own adventure’ flowchart in response to the question: ‘why is Melissa Single?’
Top Comments
I ran into a bitchy old friend recently who said "Are you still single?" and I replied with "Are you still married?". That shut her up.
"Are you still married?" I asked smirking at her obvious discomfort - she finally said No. My spouse passed away last year.
I would simply not risk it for a snappy comeback to someone I have not seen in years