[ASTalumna06]

My mom usually doesn’t say anything bad about a boyfriend until after we’ve broken up. I once pointed this out to her and she said, “Like with anything else, if I tell you to run away from it, you’ll probably cling to it.” Very true, as is the case with most people if you tell them to leave the person they're with (even if you know it's for the best!)

But she never disliked them for any major reasons. She'd know when I wasn't completely happy, though, but she'd keep her thoughts to herself. And then she'd make fun of them with me after the fact, saying things like, "What was up with his hair, anyway?"

One of my sisters, on the other hand.. her parents completely HATE her husband. They were just married this past summer and they didn't even attend the wedding. Her and her parents have never really been the best of friends, and most of their fighting stemmed from her dating this guy. But I've known him for years, and I've never heard anyone say anything bad about him. He's a really great guy, and perfect for her, and her parents are simply crazy. She actually had to return home to pick up a few things she had in her parents' house this past weekend, and her husband went with her, and her dad said to her, "If that neo-Nazi husband of yours even gets out of the car to help you, I'll call the police." Yea, it makes no sense, and it's ridiculous.

Parents can be weird and/or insane