Seriously, family members I see and talk to maybe once a year think they know everything about me and then start judging me. I have a gathering coming up and some of these people I haven’t seen or spoke to in years, but since they’re friends with me on Facebook, they act like they know me or they assume my life is the same as last time I spoke to them years ago. Even when I saw these people last year half of them didn’t even talk to me, so it’s been more than a year since we spoke.
I do post things to Facebook such as current events, charity events I volunteer for, festivals I go to or vacations I take. However, I rarely post anything about my job, dating, or personal life.
Most of my photos on FB are of me alone at different events. Sometimes I’ll post a picture with my parents and sister.
I don’t put anything about my relationship status on FB or post about dates because it’s nobody business.
I also don’t post any pictures with friends because my friends and I don’t really take pictures together, some don’t use social media.
As soon as I walk into this family gathering I get assumptions that I have no friends, don’t date. I was chatting with my aunt last year and when I told her I went on a few dates with this chic & she was shocked and almost fell out of her seat. My parent’s attended a relatives wedding this year where I wasn’t invited, they didn’t invite extended family, but anyway they told other family members I was out with friends that night and it was like a commotion, they couldn’t believe I was out.it’s so insulting they think I don’t date or have friends.
Nobody asks me if I’m seeing anyone, just assume I’m not.
It’s insulting and ridiculous.
The only people that really know my life are my parents, sister and close friends, so I just get fed up of these other family members acting like if it’s not on FB or I don’t call them and personally tell them something about my life it’s not happening.
I get really annoyed at these gatherings especially when these people start judging me, what should I do??