finding your soulmate.

i love my family.
i do.
extended included.

there is just this teeny tiny problem with some of my relatives.
that problem being, they think my dating life concerns them. now, i am not opposed to set ups. actually, that's kind of a lie. i hate set ups. mostly because all of my blind dates have been painful. like, really painful. so when family members try to interfere and find my soulmate for me, i am not always a huge fan.
now, some of you might be thinking that i am overreacting.
can i just give you a few examples to show that i am not, in fact, overreacting.

example 1. a salesman comes to our door. selling security systems. my dad strikes up a conversation with said salesman. they talk for thirty minutes. my dad thinks this is a great young man--because you can tell that after thirty minutes of talking. so what does he do? oh, he just suggests to the salesman that he come back in two months when i'll be living at home again. then my dad proceeds to stalk this guy on facebook and plan our wedding. by the way, i met this guy three months later. not bad looking...but really, dad? really??

example 2. so i have this aunt. and she has this friend. this friend is my age. and single. so basically, we're meant for each other. except before we were meant for each other, he was meant for my other cousin. only problem is, my other cousin got married. so NOW he is meant for me. and i am meant for him. my picture has been shown to him on previous occasions. and yet, he hasn't called me. my aunt refuses to give up. pretty sure he isn't interested. really, aunt? really??

example 3. another aunt. at work. attractive young man comes in for a job interview. she's the secretary so she starts talking to him. she finds out he went to my high school. in fact, we have known each other since we were in kindergarten. she tells him he should ask me out. um. he's had that option for about 15 years now. if he wanted to, he would. so probably you shouldn't just suggest things like that and make me look desperate. thanks, aunt.

example 4. grandma. i love you grandma. but when you go to a wedding reception and start talking to the DJ, and you find out that he goes to a singles ward (so OBVIOUSLY he's single.), please do not write down my name and tell him that he should find me on facebook. just a thought. i do appreciate your reassurance that he is attractive and that you wouldn't do this unless "you had a good feeling about him," but really, grandma? really??

now, i would just like to reiterate that i LOVE MY FAMILY! and i have learned (from my mother who lectures me about complaining about their interfering ways--thanks, mom) that they are only looking out for me. because they love me. and want the best for me. but i really think i'm okay in this department. i can handle it. and if i can't handle it, i can always defer to the "finding your soulmate" book that my grandpa gave me.

and if you still think i'm overreacting, then judge me. i just needed to vent. that's all. the end.