NaturalViolence Wrote:That might happen pretty soon at your age. I've already reached that stage of my life where my mother begins half of all conversations with me with "why don't you have a wife/children yet?". Don't know why your post suddenly reminded me of that fact. They tell you to avoid distractions/socializing through gradeschool and college and as soon as you graduate suddenly you need to find a wife.
Haha, my mom's just the same. She keeps asking me when I'm going to get married, despite the (shocking?) fact that I've never had a girlfriend (or a boyfriend, or anyone like that). I tell her I'm a soloist, but I don't think she understands that some people really don't need to be in a relationship to be happy. I'm not anti-social, I just can't see myself ever falling in love and sharing my life with anyone outside of friends. I think she just wants grandkids, tbh :p
NaturalViolence Wrote:Somehow by the end of the year I always manage to come up with something really expensive that I want that I wouldn't dare ask for as a gift due to the cost. So in the end I just ask for money on my bday/christmas. My sister always ignores this and comes up with gifts so creative and smart that I can't help but not feel even slightly disappointed.
I know that feeling. It's even worse when you have a decent job and can afford such things easily yourself. I'd feel guilty about asking anyone in my family to shell out $300 for my little project (though they could have bought the RAM and the SSD for me, but I don't want to wait two more weeks ) when it's no big deal for me to make the purchase with my own money. Guess the older you get, the more expensive your hobbies get as well.