superpower - 5:57 am on Jan 8, 2006 (gmt 0)

Great thread... I was getting really irritable about this during the holidays.

I say: "I'm a publisher and own some internet properties."...

"Do I make money? Put it this way: if I stopped working today I'd still be making good income for the next 2 years without doing anything."

If that doesn't work: "Besides that I got in early on the dotcom bubble and did pretty well, so I spent a couple years travelling and I just do what I enjoy now."

"How do I make money on my websites? Have you heard of Google? I make money the same way they do, in fact they are one of my partners."

The worst is when they say something like... "It sounds like your doing pretty good with that stuff, you should try to get a job at Google!"

(smacking forehead)

Farmboy: I am single and have the same problem--the chicks just aren't digging us self-employed guys. I think perhaps being a bit flashier would help... or else they think you are a deadbeat who can't get a job.