No one taught me what's normal!

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So growing up my family was super critical of each other and me being the youngest I got the worst of it. None of it was even constructive. I think it made me grow up with emotional hangups, insecurity etc.

Add in the fact that growing up siblings only cares about hanging out with their friends so anything you possibly could learn in life, I taught myself or I googled alot. Whether it was dating boys/men, makeup, fashion, how to drive, how to get into college, how to get a job/interviewing skills, social norms and ettituqitte... I learn as I go.

Of course with the political correctness of not saying anything that was TMI, I tend to talk about those subjects because I want to learn what habits are "normal" and I'm not the only one. So occassional with friends or even on this site I ask and say random things because I need to know, I wasn't taught anythinig so I like knowing what majority of ppl think.

That was a long explanation so don't bother asking why I'm asking I just want to know the opinions. I have alot of friends a good 80% of them are married, married with kids, have kids or are in a serious long term relationship. The remaining 20% are single just like me. I have a good equal amount of male/female friends. SOme close or some not. I tend to get along better with the males because they have more fun and do things that I love doing more like sports games, checking out the new restaurant, hiking, rock climbing, traveling... tailgate parties, watching movies, going to the park and etc. Don't get me wrong I love shopping, the salon getting mani/pedis, having wine and stuff with female freinds but not all the damn time plus they gossip more and i hate negativity.

Anyway one of my male friends whos married with kids who I wouldn't say close with, I've just always got along well. On occasion and not very often...maybe like every few months he'll ask me if I want to come along and go somewhere with him and I'm like sure who will be htere and he says just him and his family (wife and kids). I didn't know what to think because sure I've met his kids tons of times...and I met his wife like 3 times but she didn't seem that interested in getting to know me and plus its weird him and his family who I barely know. I just said I wasn't sure and casue i had tentative plans (which was the truth). But he didn't ask me since then.

Then about a couple of weeks he to hang out. It was awkward it was all married couples and their kids. It was
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Then about a couple of weeks later he wanted me to hang out. It was awkward becuase it was all married couples and their kids. It was weird for me so I didn't really fully enjoy the moment.

It's been happening alot more often as time goes on and I jsut think its weird that he wants me to hang out with him and his family or him with other married couples with kids. I'm not married nor do I have kids. I live a single persons life.

We aren't close so what the hell.
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I haven't accepted any of the invitations. It's not that often. Maybe once every few months I think on average. But I just think its weird whether I say yes or not to any hang out invites.

I don't think he's grooming me for any 3 somes LOL. He hasn't even broached anything sexually, even if its of a platonic nature. It's just not right.

I wouldn't invite a dude to hang out with me and a husband (if I was married). A female yes but not a member of the opposite sex unless he was like my LONG time best freind and we grew up together since child hood. That's different, that's like family.

But I haven't known him since child hood. We aren't even best friends or close friends.