Hey, isn't there are monkish tradition in Indian culture? Tell her you're starting to think saffron robes are pretty spiffy.

No, that's Buddhist, I think. Darn my lack of keeping up with religions.

Siddhartha Gautama was from India. I don't know what colour his clothes were.

erika, I was joking ... although there might well be such an app. There IS one that makes a farting noise - good enough?

P-C, you have other options. You could always inform your mother that you're seeing somebody who turns out to be Completely Inappropriate. Potential double benefits -- get her off your back about marrying right away, and if/when you find somebody who's right for you, you can always point out that she's better than Completely Inappropriate Person.

Well, if there isn't, they need one. My brother would like the fart noise too much, I think.

Not recommended. But an understandable impulse given your level of frustration.

Well, I wouldn't actually do those things (...probably), but I thought I should be able to harness the power of the guilt trip as well.

Of course, this is a total "do as I say, not as I do" moment, coming from me. I'm leaving the state to break up with someone via email.

Oh dear.

Well, I've tried in person (twice), over the phone (once or twice), and via email once. Bad combo of his persuasiveness and my easily persuadedness.

Hey, once I left the country to break up with someone. And made it final(ish) via a minicassette. And *still* had to turn down a half-joking wedding proposal in person two years later.

Boy, can I pick 'em.

So what does this magic necklace do again?

And made it final(ish) via a minicassette.

Cool,

Now I want to break up with someone via 7" floppy....

well, they're not uncommitted. but maybe they should be?

I'm leaving the state to break up with someone via email.

Oh, honey. I've done that. Well, it was via phone, but, yeah. Big hugs.