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[quote=Anonymous]Why is everyone saying that OP gets those responses because people don't know what to say, or because they pity her?

The people she's speaking to are either bad conversationalists, making up weird scenarios and projecting them on her, or telling the truth.

Bad conversationalist- for all the PPs saying the OP's friends/coworkers are saying they envy her only because they don't know what else to say- huh? Why not say "Oh, where in Europe?" Or, "I loved France when I visited after college?" Or even simply... "Oh, that'll be fun?"

Projecting weird scenarios- for all the PPs saying it's because the friends pity OP and are trying to make her feel better- is that how you really think of your friends? You pity your single friends on Valentine's Day, you pity your SAHM friends when they talk about having gone to storytime at the library, if you're a SAHM you pity your friends whose kids are being raised by nannies and daycare workers, you pity your friends without kids when they talk about vacation plans? Okay. Miserable people. Not very good friends.

Telling the truth- OP's friends are telling the truth when they speak to her. [/quote]

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