September 7, 2011 12:11 am at 12:11 am
#807453
kapusta
Participant
I don’t think anyone is trying to be hurtful in any way. Some of it may even come from a good place, but sometimes its a yenta/trying to make conversation thing. Like in the example you gave (first question) if someone isn’t married, answering that they aren’t married is a fact. I can understand why it would make someone think about their situation more, and (admittedly) sometimes I take that route too, but by simply not asking, they avoid a (potentially) very embarrassing situation.