To think it's really rude to ask someone why they don't are still single/don't have a partner?

[ManicUnicorn]

I have an Uncle who without fail, every time I see him (which thankfully isn't often) asks me why I don't have a boyfriend or am not yet married because apparently it's time I gave my parents grandchildren .

I find it rude and instrusive, as quite frankly it's none of his business anyway but I also take umbridge at the suggestion I should shack up with someone just so I can pop out a few grand kids for my parents. Like that's all that women are meant for.

It's horrible and it makes me feel uncomfortable. I'd love to think of a quirky response for it, but can't. If I said 'mind your own business' it would cause huge fallout so there's not point in even going there.

I wouldn't dream of asking about someone's private life. Especially someone I hardly know or don't see often. AIBU?

It is incredibly rude, sadly you are right about the older generation especially asking this as women were just baby machines in the eyes of many. I'm older by the way and can remember this kind of BS, it was even worse back then. The whole being on the shelf by the time you were 25, it was game over.

It's their norm and if you don't do their norm they are suspicious. I was asked if I was a lesbian a few times, I always replied unfortunately not I wish I was.

I think I would respond with a barrage of questions to his question. For starters and then lecture him and beat him down with a continuous stream of long words.

Do you know his weak spot? Everyone has one because if feeling mean I would hone in to that like an Exocet missile.

Tell him he’s turned you off men.

It's the epitome of bloody rudeness.

Not meaning to drip feed, but Uncle in question cheated on his wife pretty much continually and she just turned a blind eye. He broke up quite a few marriages when the husbands found out their wives were shagging him, and is disliked by a lot of people because of his behaviour in the past. So that sort of sums up his attitudes towards women really, sex objects and mothers.

I'd ask him why he isn't dead yet.

Rude bugger.