'Stop giving me a hard time about being single' - MSN Dating & Personals

By Karen Salmansohn

If you're single, chances are you've been asked the following three questions:

1. Why aren't you married?
2. Why aren't you married?
and the very, very popular:
3. Why aren't you married?
...give or take another 999,999,997 more such questions.

Unfortunately, I can’t fix you up with any cute guys or girls to help you avoid these questions in the future. However, I can fix you up with some good snappy comebacks to fling at anyone who dares to question your single status.

So, next time somebody dares to ask you that “Why aren't you married?” question, pause, smile sagaciously (I love that word; it means “wisely”), and offer up one of the following. Or, just review them for your own personal satisfaction.

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