As usual during CNY, the relatives who know about my marital status, will ask about my love life, and if I have “anyone” in my life. I always smile enigmatically and say jokingly, “nobody wants me.”

Those well meaning ones will offer to introduce some “nice boys who have good jobs”. And I can’t help but wonder 1) why would these “nice boys who have good jobs” want to date a divorcee with two young children and 2) why would these “nice boys with good jobs” have difficulty looking for a girlfriend or wife, which normally means they are already (surprise, surprise!) attached. And in case you were wondering about Big, well he is a nice boy with a good job who was seeing someone when I first got to know him but there’s another story for another day.

Anyway, I also wondered why these distant aunties would bother with their matchmaking services when I clearly did not request for any such blind dates or such nonsense. Then I recalled that some bloggers were doing this some time back, asking for blind dates on their blog.

I asked Big over lunch, what would he think if I really did something like that. And well perhaps throw in a semi naked picture somewhere for good measure.

I think I got the poor man a little worried. Hahahaha!