Guy Shares Mom’s Rude Messages About His Dating Life, Other People Share Similar Experiences (16 Tweets)
Dating’s a challenge even when everything’s going right. But throw in a global pandemic with strict quarantine regulations, sprinkle in some severe anxiety, add some stress about your future, and you’ll get the 2020 version of romance. While that’s bound to make some people take a break from going out (the dating kind and the literal leaving-your-house kind), you can bet your bottom dollar that this won’t stop your family members from asking when you’ll stop being single.
London-based radio producer Adem Waterman went viral after he shared how his mom reacted to him saying he’s still single, and others pitched in with their own hilarious tweets about family members reacting to their life stories.
Check out some of the best responses below and let us know which ones hit closest to home. Do your family members keep pressuring you to go on dates, get married, and have kids? Let us know what that’s like for you in the comments, dear Pandas.
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Adem from London went viral after sharing how his mom roasted him after he said he’s still single
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Adem’s thread got more than 66k upvotes, over 4.2k reshares, and the man admitted that he’s been getting plenty of direct messages from potential dates already. We also absolutely adored Adem’s sense of humor—he’s not afraid to poke fun at himself and his honesty on Twitter is part of his charm.
Our loved ones teasing us about being single is nothing new and most of us have probably been there. Especially before the holidays like Christmas, Easter, the 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving… wait, that’s pretty much all year long, isn’t it?
Even though your mom and dad can’t wait for you to start a family of your own, the fact of the matter is, dating in 2020 is a disaster for many, many people. While some have found ways to go on romantic dates by going all-out with their creativity (like this guy in New York), others have been cooped up at home with only their cats, Netflix, and Zoom to keep them company.
Because of how serious the Covid-19 lockdown rules are in some countries, going on dates might actually illegal, as it counts as mixing people from different households. Oh, and the quarantine regulations keep changing constantly, so keeping up with that is a whole other hassle.
Dating in 2020 practically requires that you stay on top of the latest news, have in-depth knowledge about health, and have an up-to-date understanding of pandemic-related legal changes. So, is it a surprise that Adem doesn’t have a boyfriend yet? We just hope next year’s going to be better and safer for all of us. More love, less fear!
Other people pitched in with their own stories about how their family members reacted in insensitive but hilarious ways
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Everyone I'm related to thinks I'm the silent type. In reality, I've learned that the less they know, the less they can criticize.
my mom always told me I wasn't mother material. I told her I didn't really have a maternal role model so it wasn't surprising. oye.
I am 46 next week never had a boyfriend and weigh about the same as a Bengal Tiger. I don't care and best of all neither do my family. I feel so sorry for all those people with parents like the ones here. I just can't believe that they take their comments lying down. If you accept what they say then they will keep saying it. And for all the parents who think it's to do with looks? They should remember looks are hereditary. And as for Adem's Mother and all the other mothers like that. You do know they burnt people like you on the steak in Medieval Times. Maybe see if you could get a part for your local theatre's rendition of Macbeth. You'd be a perfect for the opening scene. Eye of newt anyone??
My mom pulls this crap and then acts all innocent (*tells me how to do something 3-4 times.* "I am not trying to make you do things how I would") , pulls ultimatums ("you don't want 20 Goodwill finds for the grandkids? fine, I won't get you anything at all and won't visit you for Christmas"), and promises to change ("If I am pushing too much, set up a code word" *says code word next day "What? I don't understand. let me continue yelling embarassing things over the aisle at Goodwill. *Later* I had no idea, why didn't you say anything? How is talking about your underwear embarassing?" ) and does not change. Infuriating. I go through periods of not talking to her.
Sometimes we need breaks from people like that. Even if we love them.
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Has anyone had the exact opposite problem. I had a mother who did not want me to be coupled, she didn't want me to divide my attention. Tthe day I got married she was miserable and the day I got divorced she felt vindicated. Anyone else?
Shortly after I started dating my husband my sister asked him if her kids should call him Mr. Hislastname or Uncle Jeff and to please choose carefully because she didn't want to get their hopes up.
Weird. Why not just use his name? Or just do Uncle/Aunt for all of the parents' friends. That's what we did when I was young, even to much older cousins, and it didn't mess with our heads at all
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Love this post! I totally identify! Too fussy at 50? My mom told me I was too fussy in my 20s! I should look for companionship instead of romance! I was widowed and lost my job in my 40s, with no kids. My dad's solution was for me to join a convent! After some discussion, I told him I still liked men and might want to remarry someday. Alluding to my age, he said marriage was only for having a.family. I told him, in that case, I would live in sin. That ended the whole conversation!
The other day my mum bought up in front of family another negative memory of me when I was a child. I decided to respond with a comment that it was sad that a person can live until 40 and yet their parent only retells negative experiences from when they were a child (that they had no control over.) Her response: "Well when a person has far more negative memories than positive ones, they're much easier to recall." Ok. Bye then.
just thought up a movie plot... A young woman is looking for the "perfect guy." the holidays role around, and sick of her parents and family teasing her for not having a partner, she puts an ad in the paper, something like "just need a partner for the holidays to avoid family scrutiny, if you know, you know" a young man with a similar dilema responds (obviously!) and they pretend to date for the holidays. One thing leads to the next and you can guess the rest ;) I just told my mom the plt and she said it'd be a great chick flick... I usually hate ckick flicks! what is happening to me! lamo
My mom and other family were the opposite of those moms. My mom wrote my husband a letter when I moved out that basically reduced me to trophy he had "stolen" from her. She did her dead level best to drive him away and no one else in my family thought we'd last a year. That was 27 years ago yet we're still together.
my mum try to hook me up with guys I told her where o go she stop trying
Are all UK parents and relatives abusive as hell or is this just a curated set?
I love these. And I totally identify. - Diane - Your mom said you were too fussy at 50? My mom told me I was too fussy in my 20s! She told me to look for companionship instead of romance. - I was widowed in my 40s and also lost my job. My dad came up with the perfect solution - join a convent - a place to live and no job worries! When I later told him that I still like men and might want to get married again (trying to be delicate - my dad was super Catholic), he told me that marriage was only for having children. A reference to my age... So, I took a deep breath and told him, in that case I would live in sin. That stopped the whole discussion. ;-) -- PS. I'm older now and still not re-married. I'm also still Catholic, but there is no way I am going to a convent! BTW, I too was negligent in my duty of providing my parents with grandchildren. Family can be very blunt. But I have had perfect strangers tell me I have every right to be picky!!
Love fellrunjens comment with the cat, lol. Last resort - get a cat! (When i was single my cat was my best friend) Well sometimes i miss having relatives (i do have my kids and my fiance but no one else alive).... but reading these type of posts i get that it could be painful to have them alive too
Everyone I'm related to thinks I'm the silent type. In reality, I've learned that the less they know, the less they can criticize.
my mom always told me I wasn't mother material. I told her I didn't really have a maternal role model so it wasn't surprising. oye.
I am 46 next week never had a boyfriend and weigh about the same as a Bengal Tiger. I don't care and best of all neither do my family. I feel so sorry for all those people with parents like the ones here. I just can't believe that they take their comments lying down. If you accept what they say then they will keep saying it. And for all the parents who think it's to do with looks? They should remember looks are hereditary. And as for Adem's Mother and all the other mothers like that. You do know they burnt people like you on the steak in Medieval Times. Maybe see if you could get a part for your local theatre's rendition of Macbeth. You'd be a perfect for the opening scene. Eye of newt anyone??
My mom pulls this crap and then acts all innocent (*tells me how to do something 3-4 times.* "I am not trying to make you do things how I would") , pulls ultimatums ("you don't want 20 Goodwill finds for the grandkids? fine, I won't get you anything at all and won't visit you for Christmas"), and promises to change ("If I am pushing too much, set up a code word" *says code word next day "What? I don't understand. let me continue yelling embarassing things over the aisle at Goodwill. *Later* I had no idea, why didn't you say anything? How is talking about your underwear embarassing?" ) and does not change. Infuriating. I go through periods of not talking to her.
Sometimes we need breaks from people like that. Even if we love them.
Load More Replies... Has anyone had the exact opposite problem. I had a mother who did not want me to be coupled, she didn't want me to divide my attention. Tthe day I got married she was miserable and the day I got divorced she felt vindicated. Anyone else?
Shortly after I started dating my husband my sister asked him if her kids should call him Mr. Hislastname or Uncle Jeff and to please choose carefully because she didn't want to get their hopes up.
Weird. Why not just use his name? Or just do Uncle/Aunt for all of the parents' friends. That's what we did when I was young, even to much older cousins, and it didn't mess with our heads at all
Load More Replies... Love this post! I totally identify! Too fussy at 50? My mom told me I was too fussy in my 20s! I should look for companionship instead of romance! I was widowed and lost my job in my 40s, with no kids. My dad's solution was for me to join a convent! After some discussion, I told him I still liked men and might want to remarry someday. Alluding to my age, he said marriage was only for having a.family. I told him, in that case, I would live in sin. That ended the whole conversation!
The other day my mum bought up in front of family another negative memory of me when I was a child. I decided to respond with a comment that it was sad that a person can live until 40 and yet their parent only retells negative experiences from when they were a child (that they had no control over.) Her response: "Well when a person has far more negative memories than positive ones, they're much easier to recall." Ok. Bye then.
just thought up a movie plot... A young woman is looking for the "perfect guy." the holidays role around, and sick of her parents and family teasing her for not having a partner, she puts an ad in the paper, something like "just need a partner for the holidays to avoid family scrutiny, if you know, you know" a young man with a similar dilema responds (obviously!) and they pretend to date for the holidays. One thing leads to the next and you can guess the rest ;) I just told my mom the plt and she said it'd be a great chick flick... I usually hate ckick flicks! what is happening to me! lamo
My mom and other family were the opposite of those moms. My mom wrote my husband a letter when I moved out that basically reduced me to trophy he had "stolen" from her. She did her dead level best to drive him away and no one else in my family thought we'd last a year. That was 27 years ago yet we're still together.
my mum try to hook me up with guys I told her where o go she stop trying
Are all UK parents and relatives abusive as hell or is this just a curated set?
I love these. And I totally identify. - Diane - Your mom said you were too fussy at 50? My mom told me I was too fussy in my 20s! She told me to look for companionship instead of romance. - I was widowed in my 40s and also lost my job. My dad came up with the perfect solution - join a convent - a place to live and no job worries! When I later told him that I still like men and might want to get married again (trying to be delicate - my dad was super Catholic), he told me that marriage was only for having children. A reference to my age... So, I took a deep breath and told him, in that case I would live in sin. That stopped the whole discussion. ;-) -- PS. I'm older now and still not re-married. I'm also still Catholic, but there is no way I am going to a convent! BTW, I too was negligent in my duty of providing my parents with grandchildren. Family can be very blunt. But I have had perfect strangers tell me I have every right to be picky!!
Love fellrunjens comment with the cat, lol. Last resort - get a cat! (When i was single my cat was my best friend) Well sometimes i miss having relatives (i do have my kids and my fiance but no one else alive).... but reading these type of posts i get that it could be painful to have them alive too
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