Have you ever done this? (wife, woman, single, Chinese)
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Recently this happened to me, was introduced to a girl through family.
Seriously thought she was 16-17. Turns out she is 23 and in University (College as you call it in the US). Fortunately I avoided putting my foot in it in this case, but have in the past!
I sometimes find it particularly difficult telling the difference between females in the 16-28 or so age range. Sometimes can get it completely wrong.
My problem is/was determining the age of babies and toddlers....
I'd say to a mother, "Oh, how old is he/she, about 1???" ....... "No, she's 2."
(oops... No I wasn't trying to imply that your kid is severely underdeveloped... )
So I got out of the guessing game there and will simply ask how old they are.... Same goes for sex. "Oh he's a happy one!!!".......... "It's a she".......
(Well then STOP DRESSING YOUR KID IN AMBIGUOUS COLORS!!!!! GIRL = PINK, BOY = BLUE FROM NOW ON!!! )
NEVER EVER GUESS about a couple things:
1) Age
2) If they are pregnant
3) Ethnicity
I can tell 95% of the time if someone is Korean, Japanese, Chinese etc. since I have a lot of friends from those groups but it could be a major offense to guess and be wrong.
Well, except once when someone was being a complete wench to me and so I asked if she still had family in Japan despite knowing she was Korean.
My problem is/was determining the age of babies and toddlers....
I'd say to a mother, "Oh, how old is he/she, about 1???" ....... "No, she's 2."
(oops... No I wasn't trying to imply that your kid is severely underdeveloped... )
So I got out of the guessing game there and will simply ask how old they are.... Same goes for sex. "Oh he's a happy one!!!".......... "It's a she".......
(Well then STOP DRESSING YOUR KID IN AMBIGUOUS COLORS!!!!! GIRL = PINK, BOY = BLUE FROM NOW ON!!! )
NEVER EVER GUESS about a couple things:
1) Age
2) If they are pregnant
3) Ethnicity
I can tell 95% of the time if someone is Korean, Japanese, Chinese etc. since I have a lot of friends from those groups but it could be a major offense to guess and be wrong.
Well, except once when someone was being a complete wench to me and so I asked if she still had family in Japan despite knowing she was Korean.
Hahahaha. All the men in my family tend to look a lot younger than we really are, which has led to some interesting situations. It drives my wife crazy that I don't have a single gray hair yet. My grandmother didn't until she hit her seventies.
When Mrs. CPG and I were engaged, we went suit shopping for a couple of upcoming engagement parties. I was in jeans and so kind of way-cool shirt while she, working in corporate America, was still in her business suit, fresh from the office.
So, she and I look at suits. I'm asking her opinion and the whatnot, then I disappear into the dressing room. This woman strolls up to her and says, "You know, you just don't look old enough to have a son that age." Mind you, my wife is 3 years younger than I am. She just thought that was incredibly funny. The woman who asked, in the meantime, was mortified.
Hahahaha. All the men in my family tend to look a lot younger than we really are, which has led to some interesting situations. It drives my wife crazy that I don't have a single gray hair yet. My grandmother didn't until she hit her seventies.
When Mrs. CPG and I were engaged, we went suit shopping for a couple of upcoming engagement parties. I was in jeans and so kind of way-cool shirt while she, working in corporate America, was still in her business suit, fresh from the office.
So, she and I look at suits. I'm asking her opinion and the whatnot, then I disappear into the dressing room. This woman strolls up to her and says, "You know, you just don't look old enough to have a son that age." Mind you, my wife is 3 years younger than I am. She just thought that was incredibly funny. The woman who asked, in the meantime, was mortified.
Here's another. Newly-engaged, Mrs. CPG and I went to my 10th-year class reunion. There, we met a good friend of mine who had always kind of struggled with a weight problem. The woman also was wearing a very loose blouse.
So my soon-to-be wife asked Nancy when the baby was due. Nancy, a sweet-natured woman, replied, "Oh, that was about nine months ago. I guess I need to lose some weight. Mrs. CPG afterwards said that she wanted the floor to open up and swallow her at that very moment.
I can't remember any gaffes like that on my part in my adult life. I had an intervening gear installed between my brain and mouth at an early age.
I could tell a few stories myself, problem is most of them I remember Involve myself so I will refrain lol. Much easier making fun of someone elses plight
Recently this happened to me, was introduced to a girl through family.
Seriously thought she was 16-17. Turns out she is 23 and in University (College as you call it in the US). Fortunately I avoided putting my foot in it in this case, but have in the past!
Thats better than thinking she was 23 and her really being 16.
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