Why is there the pressure from parent to get married??

I went to my grandpa's birthday yesterday and my mom was talking with my step grandmother's sister (not sure the correct term is) and her daughter. Why is it such a fascination with others to ask why isn't your daughter dating?

Last time I checked it was the person who is single that was the one finding a boyfriend and then getting married. Anyway back to my story, the daughter was saying you can't force someone to find someone to get married to. Honestly, I totally agree. It's like why can a guy be a bachelor and why can't a girl be a bachelorette? Her mother was saying all she does is go out and have fun. My mom was saying well at least she meets other people. Then my mother goes, all she does it go to baseball games with old people. Um, excuse me. There aren't "OLD" people there.

There are many people there. Hell I could have gone to a singles night event which is a giant hook up party with alcohol, but I choose not to because the guys there are only after some loving and not a real person.

I think sometimes you meet the person in the strangest places and under the strangest circumstances. I bet my mom doesn't know how her coworker who's getting married next month met. It was through Craigslist. People can meet people and if they get along it's great. If they don't get along then that's another story.

If anything my mother should just give up on me finding someone to be with. Honestly, I haven't done everything I wanted to do yet. Why would I want to be married and have a family if I haven't done everything I wanted when I was single? I mean there are places I want to see either with friends or just alone so that maybe I can hope that the one special person is out there for me. It's not like my mother hooks me up with people. She doesn't go, oh so and so's son is single. Goodness, if you want me to meet someone either do it the old fashion way of a blind date or by introduction.

Just because you got married young and had kids, doesn't mean I will do the same. The times are different and you fail to recognize that. I do want to get married and have children someday, but not right now. I like going on vacations to other places I haven't been before. Because once you have children, you'll have to wait until they're old enough to take care of themselves before you can go. Who knows what you'll be like later on in life. I'd rather do the carpe diem (seize the day) now.

When and if I meet the perfect guy and if I think he's totally the one for me, I'm sure you'll be so happy that you won't even care what he looks like or anything. God, my family is not normal at all, and I don't think others are either.

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1. You look like you are 18. *True.
2. You like to eat chicken feet. *True.
3. You suck on fish heads and fish fins. *False, but my mom does.
4. You have a Chinese knick-knack hanging on your rear view mirror. *Yes, my mom's car.
5. You sing karaoke. *True.
6. Your house is covered with tile. *Only the kitchen and bathroom. Hong Kong is a yes.
7. Your kitchen is covered by a sticky film of grease. *False, but a little before when I was in an apartment.
8. Your stove is covered with aluminum foil. *True, when it was electric.
9. You leave the plastic covers on your remote control. *True.
10. You've never kissed your mom or dad. *True.
11. You've never hugged your mom or dad. * True.
12. Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500. *False.
13. You wear contacts, to avoid wearing your "coke bottle glasses". *True, only if I am in the sun.
14. You've worn glasses since you were in fifth grade. *6th grade.
15. Your hair sticks up when you wake up. *True only certain parts. My brother yes.
16. You'll haggle over something that is not negotiable. *True. Sometimes, but my mom always.
17. You love to use coupons. *True.
18. You drive around looking for the cheapest petrol. *True. Well, now it's on the internet.
19. You drive around for hours looking for the best parking space. *False. Whatever is free.
20. You take showers at night. *True.
21. You avoid the non-free snacks in hotel rooms. *True.
22. You don't mind squeezing 20 people into one motel room. *False.
23. Most girls have more body hair than you, if you are male. *N/A.
24. You tap the table when someone pours tea for you. *True.
25. You say "Aiya!" and "Wah!" frequently. *True.
26. You don't want to wear your seatbelt because it is uncomfortable. *False.
27. You love Las Vegas, slot machines, and blackjack. *True. Not really blackjack.
28. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can reuse the paper. *True.
29. You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off. *True.
30. You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table. *False, but in Hong Kong yes.
31. You spit bones and other food scraps on the table. That's why you need the vinyl tablecloth. *True only in Hong Kong.
32. You have stuff in the freezer since the beginning of time. *False.
33. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack. *True.
34. You have never used your dishwasher. *True.
35. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times. *True.
36. You eat all meals in the kitchen. *False.
37. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. *True.
38. You have a piano in your living room. *False.
39. You pick your teeth at the dinner table (but you cover your mouth). *True if I did.
40. You twirl your pen around your fingers. *True, but don't really know how.
41. You hate to waste food. *True.
42. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing. *True.
43. You don't own any real Tupperware - only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars. *True. Well, not really do have the Gladware.
44. You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses. *True.
45. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel. *True. Guilty of this.
46. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (travel means
any car ride longer than 15 minutes). These snacks are always dried and include dried plums, mango, ginger, and squid. *True.
47. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it. *True, but I don't because I learned in nutrition that it's the nutrients washed away.
48. Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself. *True.
49. The dashboard of your Honda is covered by hundreds of small toys. *False.
50. You don't use measuring cups. *False.
51. You beat eggs with chopsticks. *True.
52. You have a teacup with a cover on it. *True.
53. You always look phone numbers up in the Phone book, since calling information (*69) costs 50 cents. *True.
54. You only make long distance calls after 11pm. *True.
55. If you are male, you clap at something funny and if you are female, you giggle whilst placing a hand over your mouth. *False.
56. You like Chinese films in their original undubbed versions. *True.
57. You love Chinese Martial Arts films. *False.
58. You've learnt some form of martial arts. *True. Tai-Chi.
59. Shaolin actually means something to you. *True.
60. You like congee with thousand-year-old eggs. *True. Sometimes.
61. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached. *False. Don't like shrimp.
62. You never call your parents just to say hi. *True.
63. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight. *True. They would.
64. When you're sick, your parents tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods due to yeet hay. *True.
65. You know what yeet hay is. *True.
66. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only 10 feet apart. *True.
67. You use a face cloth. *True.
68. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat places. *True.
69. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics. *True.
70. You save your old Coke bottle glasses even though you're never going to use them again. *True.
71. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it. *True.
72. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin. *True.
73. You know what moon cakes are. *True.
74. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. *True.
75. Your parents know how to launch nasal projectiles. *True.
76. You iron your own shirts. *True.
77. You play a musical instrument. *True.
78. Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. *True.
79. You've eaten a red bean popsicle. *True.
80. You bring oranges (or other produce) with you as a gift when you visit people's homes. *True.
81. You fight over who pays the dinner bill. *True.
82. You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law. *False.
83. You live with your parents and you are 30 years old (and they prefer it that way). Or if you're married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood. *True.
84. You don't tip more than 10% at a restaurant, and if you do, you tip Chinese delivery guys/waiters more. *False.
85. You have acquired a taste for bitter melon. *False.
86. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table. *True.
87. You know why there are 88 reasons. *True.
88. You see the truth in this and then send it to all your Chinese friends. *False.

88 Ways to Know If You're Chinese

1. You look like you are 18.
2. You like to eat chicken feet.
3. You suck on fish heads and fish fins.
4. You have a Chinese knick-knack hanging on your rear view mirror.
5. You sing karaoke.
6. Your house is covered with tile.
7. Your kitchen is covered by a sticky film of grease.
8. Your stove is covered with aluminum foil.
9. You leave the plastic covers on your remote control.
10. You've never kissed your mom or dad.
11. You've never hugged your mom or dad.
12. Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500.
13. You wear contacts, to avoid wearing your "coke bottle glasses".
14. You've worn glasses since you were in fifth grade.
15. Your hair sticks up when you wake up.
16. You'll haggle over something that is not negotiable.
17. You love to use coupons.
18. You drive around looking for the cheapest petrol.
19. You drive around for hours looking for the best parking space.
20. You take showers at night.
21. You avoid the non-free snacks in hotel rooms.
22. You don't mind squeezing 20 people into one motel room.
23. Most girls have more body hair than you, if you are male.
24. You tap the table when someone pours tea for you.
25. You say "Aiya!" and "Wah!" frequently.
26. You don't want to wear your seatbelt because it is uncomfortable.
27. You love Las Vegas , slot machines, and blackjack.
28. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can reuse the paper.
29. You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off.
30. You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table.
31. You spit bones and other food scraps on the table. That's why you need the vinyl tablecloth.
32. You have stuff in the freezer since the beginning of time.
33. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack.
34. You have never used your dishwasher.
35. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
36. You eat all meals in the kitchen.
37. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers.
38. You have a piano in your living room.
39. You pick your teeth at the dinner table (but you cover your mouth).
40. You twirl your pen around your fingers.
41. You hate to waste food.
42. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
43. You don't own any real Tupperware - only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars.
44. You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses.
45. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
46. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (travel means
any car ride longer than 15 minutes). These snacks are always dried and include dried plums, mango, ginger, and squid.
47. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
48. Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself.
49. The dashboard of your Honda is covered by hundreds of small toys.
50. You don't use measuring cups.
51. You beat eggs with chopsticks.
52. You have a teacup with a cover on it.
53. You always look phone numbers up in the Phone book, since calling information (*69) costs 50 cents.
54. You only make long distance calls after 11pm.
55. If you are male, you clap at something funny and if you are female, you giggle whilst placing a hand over your mouth.
56. You like Chinese films in their original undubbed versions.
57. You love Chinese Martial Arts films.
58. You've learnt some form of martial arts.
59. Shaolin actually means something to you.
60. You like congee with thousand-year-old eggs.
61. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached.
62. You never call your parents just to say hi.
63. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
64. When you're sick, your parents tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods due to yeet hay.
65. You know what yeet hay is.
66. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only 10 feet apart.
67. You use a face cloth.
68. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat places.
69. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics.
70. You save your old Coke bottle glasses even though you're never going to use them again.
71. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.
72. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
73. You know what moon cakes are.
74. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
75. Your parents know how to launch nasal projectiles.
76. You iron your own shirts.
77. You play a musical instrument.
78. Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them.
79. You've eaten a red bean popsicle.
80. You bring oranges (or other produce) with you as a gift when you visit people's homes.
81. You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
82. You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law.
83. You live with your parents and you are 30 years old (and they prefer it that way). Or if you're married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood.
84. You don't tip more than 10% at a restaurant, and if you do, you tip Chinese delivery guys/waiters more.
85. You have acquired a taste for bitter melon.
86. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table.
87. You know why there are 88 reasons.
88. You see the truth in this and then send it to all your Chinese friends.