If they are over 60, I'd smile and say, "not right now" or "nothing serious" and change the subject. If they are younger, I might say something snarky/funny. I think most older folks feel that not asking about romance is somehow rude and makes it seem like they don't care what you are up to, plus they are my elders, so I give them a pass.
It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Aug 19, 2005 1:56:54 pm PDT #9571 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
erikaj - Aug 19, 2005 1:57:00 pm PDT #9572 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I vote "fucktoy", esp. if you act like you'd get graphic on the slightest provocation.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 19, 2005 1:57:07 pm PDT #9573 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Vote now! Vote now! Vote now!
Not knowing your family, I have to ask which of (a) or (2) would cause the greater scandal. Of course, you could print out one of those photos of you macking on the ladies in Evanston and enthusiastically show everyone a picture of yourself with the new SO for (a).
Thankfully my next older cousin becoming an unwed mother and subsequently becoming half of our family's first interracial couple with her son's father was the best firebreak I could have asked for re: unwelcome personal questions. And I put a stop to the procreating questions myself one Thanksgiving by answering with brutal honesty and embarrassing my parents in front of all the relatives.
§ ita § - Aug 19, 2005 1:58:03 pm PDT #9574 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay now that msbelle's gone and I'm not distracted with trying to work out what she's teasing me about ... I'm looking for a Smallville picture (I'm too behind to go into Boxed Set right now) ... the one where Lex has the cut on his face. Can anyone give me either a screencap site or an episode name?
Both, of course, would rock.
I choose Lex and facial wounds (at the same time). That's my platform, and I endorse this message.
Cass - Aug 19, 2005 1:58:56 pm PDT #9575 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I vote for both a and 2. Though if you want the genteel and shit version, you could demure only that you are "having a good time, wouldn't want to define..."
I choose Lex and facial wounds (at the same time). That's my platform, and I endorse this message.Once again, I am with ita on this.
msbelle - Aug 19, 2005 1:59:03 pm PDT #9576 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
fluffy bunny.
Steph L. - Aug 19, 2005 1:59:15 pm PDT #9577 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I choose monkeys, fucktoys and versatility
*This* is what should have been on your wedding cake.
Lee - Aug 19, 2005 1:59:56 pm PDT #9578 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Damn! I still haven't met you at the Afghani place! Arrrrrgh. Forgive me.
Of course. I figured you were probably busy with the new job and all, or else you hated me.
Either way, I figured dinner could wait.
Have you been to Khyber India? Is it good?
Not yet.
§ ita § - Aug 19, 2005 2:00:38 pm PDT #9579 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
or else you hated me
How could she hate you? You're so nice.
msbelle - Aug 19, 2005 2:02:57 pm PDT #9580 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
bunny with extra fluff sauce.