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’refocusing 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.

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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?’

It was brilliant.

i jokingly told my coworkers i would make a brochure to hand out to relatives/family friends at my cousin’s wedding but i was too committed to the bit to quit: pic.twitter.com/CcBVe4V47N

— Melissa Croce (@melissacroce) June 15, 2019

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If you must know. Image supplied.

Why is Melissa single? Image supplied.

We especially appreciated her response: "Just like you did, Aunt Carol?"

Speaking toMamamia,Melissa said that although she didn't take her brochure to her cousin's wedding (such a missed opportunity, tbh) it did make her colleagues laugh.

"I guess it’s a fairly universal experience to dread the well-meaning but cringe-worthy questions regarding one’s single status at events," she joked.

"My cousin’s wedding was two weeks ago and I definitely did NOT print out the brochures and bring them, nor did I ever intend to,"

"And yes, I did answer a lot of the questions in my brochure but I didn’t mind— the glass of wine in my hand helped with that."

She's also gone on to share her creation with the likes ofBuzzfeed, and US talk showGood Morning America,with her original Twitter post garnering over 3000 likes, 575 shares and 127 comments. One fan even dubbed it as "art in its purest form". And we've never heard anything more true.

screaming i have an aunt carol who a) has said those things and b) has incredibly low standards for men

— annalee (@AnnaleeKalyne) June 20, 2019

This is beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration. Wedding and holiday season just became infinitely more bearable.

— Sarah (@Sarah_Druce) June 16, 2019

Oh, I love this. I could have made one of these when I was married and people kept asking when I was going to have kids. I finally made up answers like “you have to have sex to get pregnant” and “oh, his next wife is having his kids”

— Liz Doyle (@LizDoyleYoga) June 21, 2019

I am SCREAMING and I want one

— Caleb Roehrig (@MikalebRoehrig) June 15, 2019

Is there an InDesign template for this? ???? pic.twitter.com/aCSGRpwyQr

— Tara Lehmann (@shadesofink) June 15, 2019

Did you pair it with the wedding programs?

— tricerapops (@tricerapops) June 15, 2019

pic.twitter.com/dhgT84Wr98

— sammy (@SamanthaCerff) June 16, 2019

Better yet, should you want your very own custom-designed pamphlet, Melissa says she can fashion one up for you too.

And that, is truly feminism in action.

#respect

yooooo absolutely! #solidarity

— Melissa Croce (@melissacroce) June 15, 2019

I will literally PAY YOU to make one of these for me since I’ll be seeing my mom’s side of the family for the first time in 8 years soonish. Wouldn’t even need to change the last page bc it is actually perfect (just like you). Incredible! Astounding! Art in its purest form!

— Em (@EM_bolden) June 15, 2019