Here's a collection of 10 responses I've actually used over the years to fend off grannies and the like: The Awkward Reverse. "Ahhhhh, the ole' 'why are you single' question — the question that philosophers, psychiatrists, psychologists, business experts, botanists, astrologists, astronomers, academics, mechanics, writers, marketers, journalists, politicians, and the guy working at my neighborhood VASA Fitness center wrestle with. Yeah…I don’t think I know the answer either. Why do you think I’m single?" The Obvious. "Well, it's likely because I haven't found the right person yet." The Comical. "I’m on a dating fast. Except it’s not really a fast as it is feeling like I’m in the desert and barely surviving. Food and water, like potential relationships, are really just a mirage." *Break from gazing into distance.* "Wait….what was the question?" The Intellectual. "Like Emily Dickinson, I am seeing...
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