Asking your single friends questions that relate to their relationship status is the last thing you should ever do. Some inquiries may go well with them depending on the occasion or the manner in which you asked.
However, there are things you should never ask especially your friend who is single:
1. Why are you single?
This is perhaps the most awkward question you can ask your single friends after you have found love. The question usually hits hard and has far-reaching damages and effects depending on the level and the way your friends will perceive it.
To some, the question will be like a mockery while to others, it will be like a form of an insult in disguise.
2. Should I set you up?
This question really hits hard on an individual and its perception may well be far beyond what you may think. Although you might actually mean to say you have intentions of setting your friend or friends up to find a partner, their perception is that you don’t see them with any ability whatsoever of finding love themselves.
They will turn it down gently but what they have at the back of their minds is the emblem of a time bomb on the verge of going off.
3. Aren’t you lonely?
Of course, they are lonely and need someone to be around in the name of a lover or even a friend. This inquiry could be greeted with a vague laugh or smile but the annoyance at the irritable statement could be seen at closer observation. You, therefore, need to be careful and avoid such statements.
4. When are you going to find a partner?
They could be trying to find a partner but asking them such questions would really be perceived as a way of demeaning them.
Even if they are so close to doing just that, asking to know will make them perceive you in a way that you may not understand. They may even consider you a different breed and decide to stay out of your way or worse still avoid you.
5. Don’t you want to be in a relationship?
Everyone wants to be in a relationship and have that special someone that they will care about and feel the same in return.
If being in a relationship or finding a lover is proving to be too hard, they may decide to start avoiding you just to evade the weight and psychological struggles brought out by such inquiries.