"I'm getting married next year" I say suddenly.
"What? You're kidding.." he says, looking at me disbelievingly.
"No, I'm not. I'm serious. It's all set. I'm working out the details now."
He's silent. I stare at the TV trying not to laugh. After a while...
"How did this happen?" he asks.
I say as nonchalantly as I can, "Oh, it's an arranged marriage. My mum introduced us."
"You are kidding, right?"
I don't answer. I just smile. Still not looking at him.
"God. You're serious! What the fuck?"
"Why can't I get married?" I ask.
"But why arranged? What..you can't meet someone at a bar or something?" he says mockingly.
"Well, I haven't met anyone 'marriable' at a bar so far.... I don't think that's going to change."
"What dodgy bars do you hanging out at?" he quips.
I smack him.
He laughs. Then says "Well, it is very third world of you... "
"What? Shut up. I'm not getting any younger. And I want a baby."
"I'll give you a baby" he says kissing me at the side of my head.
"Very funny" I retort, "I can't have a baby out of wedlock. Too much of a scandal."
"Then we should get married" he states readily.
Then he starts laughing.
Idiot.
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And now the rumors will start...
I had bought a new wallet a year or so after I graduated high school and forgot to take the pictures that came with it out. I had, however put a few pictures of my chums in it and one day ran into a girl I knew who worked at a shopping center.
I go to pay for a purchase and she grabs my wallet upon seeing the pictures and goes through them. She find a picture of a little girl about 1 year old that I hadn't taken out. And then the rumors started about me having a kid...
a rumour that i'm getting married next year? maybe i can use it as a 'signal' to the universe ;)
I'm like you Little Miss, I don't believe in having children out of wedlock, however I have also managed to avoid marriage for over twenty years, despite being engaged a few times. The Stalker confessed to my sister in law that her one dream would be to have a child with me, although given our various health issues that seems unlikely and anyway I assured her I would make the worst parent ever. One time when my father and I were having a few beers at his house in Spain I asked him "was he glad I was his son", he replied "no, but I am really, really glad you were not my father".
You should come to London, plenty of guys would be all over you here.
Amusing post. Thanks.
Don't rush into anything. I didn't and it worked well for me.
A lot of guys here try out several wives before they settle for just the one. Maybe you should try something similar - but not with wives - unless of course that's your style.
You look cute in your photo, although I am concerned that you will catch a cold.
Have a nice day.
Surreal conversation - I'm curious as to whether there'll be a follow-up installment!
I hope he got an elbow to the gutt!
Very funny conversation :)
"Btw, I'm NOT, I just wanted to provoke a reaction from him"
You provoked a reaction from me as well!
Arranged marriages make total sense to me.
The important part is choosing the people who choose...and parents should be disallowed :-)
"Very third world of you" HAHA. That made me laugh.
toni, you don't strike me as a guy who's bothered about the scandal a baby out of wedlock would create, so i'm guessing your concerns are elsewhere. and you never know what kind of father you would make till you actually are a father, right? ;)
and really, they would?? i'm packing my bags :p
boonie - welcome and nope, it's not my thing :)
matt - sorry, to dissapoint, that was the end of the conversation two days ago. the one thing i've learnt about mr.p is to take everything he says to me with a pinch of salt. that's not to say i don't enjoy these little moments :)
sandra - haha. nope. he didn't. i think at some point he did get a kiss from me though. sigh...
catherine - happy to entertain :)
ken - lol. and what reaction was that?
wombat - i so totally agree! parents, aunties, uncles, grandmothers, grand aunts... well, you get the drift :)
snaf - yes, he was being a snooty englishman there ;)
interesting way to provoke a reaction outta him. but i'm wondering why did you suddenly do so?
lol. i really didn't think about it jo. it was so completely random. it's not like i wanna make babies with him or anything.
or maybe i do?
wait. i don't know! :p
Hey LMA - I'm back and I need to catch up! I'll comment once I've read back and have the whole picture! x
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