to be cross with these comments?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Recently one half of a couple, very close friends to me, achieved a major professional milestone.

It has been anounced to friends and family, and we are all immensely pleased and proud.

Unfortunately, a lot of the comments have been of the olk of "brilliant- bet yiu are going to name the day, now" and "oh, you'll be getting The Ring soon".

Firstly, AIBU to think this is incredibly thoughtless and slightly dismissive, to make reference to otger, future, potential events on the achievement on one event?

And, secondly, AIBU to be saddened that in this DayAndAge it appears that Wedding Bells still seems to be perceived as the most significant thing someone can announce?

Double AIBU, huh? My Friday evening present for you.

That's a very clumsy opening sentence, but I think you'll get my drift?

YANBU. What does reaching a professional milestone have to do with getting married?

I think it's because they're not married and have been together forever.

Pfft.

YABU for only having three minor spelling mistakes in there - I have come to expect better from you, new and improved phone?!

Totally unrelated to topic I know

In thread topic YANBU, what does getting hitched have to do with it!

Sorry but I find your post rather odd OP and can't really can't make out why you are bothered about these comments. Are your friends bothered too.

I'm on my tablet - the keyboard is shockingly bad - means I have to take great care an be slow.

You are experiencing an improved Chaotic Service, HokeyCokes.

"rather odd" hmm... Meh. It's MN, I can get clenchy about trivia, if I want to.

YANBU the two are not even remotely related.

Oh, fuck... Service

YADNBU. That comes across like 'oh goody, now you are important enough/have enough money for him to want to marry you!'

I think these friends are ridiculous. Perhaps your awesome friend (congrats to them btw) could ask equally meaningless and irrelevant questions back?

That cake was lovely. When are you cutting your toenails next?

So I see you had the steak panini today! When are you going to be trying for more kids?

Etc, etc.

YANBU OP

Soz Chaos

I deffo agree,i am not wed and don't intend to be wed and we have been together a long,long time.

Dud you just fecking "OP" me? inflated sense of slef inportance

I'm just cross that folks still think that getted married is the most important life event.

Do people really still think that baggibg your man and wearing a meringue is what everyone is aiming for?

Bit sad really.

I'm with you chaos.

WTF has getting married got to do with it?

Odd?

Chaos is not odd much

Always good for a response OP Chaos ducky

You are right of course,bagging your man and wearing a meringue is so sticky dont'cha think?

I couldn't do it.

Unless said person has specified 'we'll get married once I get x,y,z out the way'

?

Grasps at straws

Especially the bagging of your man... ewww

A bit Quentin Tarantino that.

YANBU.

It feels a bit strange answering a perfectly rational AIBU from you, Chaos.
Could you please throw in some completely random, incomprehensible shit and post the same thing five times in a row?

I like StuntGirl's riposte strategy.

Oi, TSC, stop rocking la boat.

Not sure, NotYo, even if tgey had, surely you'd just congratulate on this amazing achievement, then wait a polite moment before bursting with wedding hopes?

Oi, garlic and usual -you beastly wenches. I can do higher thinking despite wot NanaNina finks.

garlic - for your vuewing pleasure.

Sounds really weird to me - you mean she/ he said something like "I got promoted to team leader" and her friends said "wow, when are you getting married?" Sounds a bit stepford wives-ish to me.

YANBU what a lot of tosh! Just make a joke of it....when she goes to the loo say "Oh I see you've had a dump....does this herald wedding bells!?"

Or when he scratches his arse "Ooh I see you've relieved an itch! Will you now pop The Question?"

Thanks!