Questions I Hate Answering

A common form of question that I get on a regular basis is about my last name. Most of the time I get “How do you pronounce your last name?” but I am also asked “How do you spell it?” I understand that I do not have a typical last name, but I really don’t see why it is that hard to pronounce? It is pronounced (pet-it). The extra T at the end of my name seems to throw some people off, as many people pronounce it (pet-ite). I don’t get annoyed as much when people ask how to spell it because I have seen many different spellings for the name and I do know that mine is unique.

            Other questions that I hate answering are ones that I have gotten recently. Since this is my first year in college, all of my family members and various other adults like to ask me “How is college?” or “Do you like college?” I usually just reply with “Yeah, I really like it.” I understand that they just want to know how it is going for me, but the fact that I get these questions every time I go home has become a tad bit annoying. I guess I should just be thankful I have the opportunity to go to college and as a result get these questions.

            Both of those types of questions don’t even compare to how much I hate getting asked this last one. The question I hate answering the most is “Do you have a girlfriend?” I don’t know why I hate being asked this so much, I suppose it’s because it is a fairly personal question. I can’t say “It’s personal” or “I’d rather not talk about it” because then I come off as being rude. And to make matters worse, when at times I do have a girlfriend and say “Yes, I do”, I get countless other questions about it. It’s a lose, lose no matter what.