Meeting the Parents

AznSAE · #1 12-02-2003, 01:18 AM

Do you think it is easier for the guy to bring home his girlfriend to meet his parents or is it easier for the girl to bring home her boyfriend to meet her parents?

I have always dreaded meeting my girlfriends' parents because sometimes I feel that I may not be good enough for their daughter. Them giving me the 3rd degree is very uncomfortable at times.

APhiRattlerGal · #2 12-02-2003, 01:52 AM

I think it may be hard both ways. I know when I met my sig. other's parents I was soooooo nervous. They're the really upity type...not too snobby, but the type that could intimidate. They turned out to be great people and they love me! When my sig. other met my parents he was just as nervous but they adore him too. So i think its nerve wrecking for both sides...but thats just from my experience.

ZTAngel · #3 12-02-2003, 11:21 AM

Both situations are tough.

Girl brings a guy home and the parents could be very overprotective of their daughter.

Boy brings a girl home and the mother might feel that no woman can replace her and nobody is good enough for her son. I've had a few friends involved in relationships with a Mama's Boy. My friend went to her fiance's for Thanksgiving. His mom is horrible. My friend made some candy yams and his mother sat there the whole time saying, "These are a little dry. I think it would've tasted better if I made it. Mike LOVES when I make candy yams. Isn't that right, Mike?" Oooooooh, I'd honestly think about jabbing her with my butter knife.

PhiPsiRuss · #4 12-02-2003, 12:24 PM

Never, ever meet a girl's parents before you sleep with her. Otherwise, you'll end up as "just friends."

MeLikey · #5 12-02-2003, 07:07 PM

Haha, my ex and I are now "just friends." I was really nervous meeting his parents, but fortunately they were pretty laid back and really nice. He wasn't that nervous, just because he's the type of guy who's really laid back and doesn't really worry about things a lot. But my parents liked him.

Rudey · #6 12-02-2003, 07:46 PM

I've never met parents that didn't like me. I've met parents I didn't like though.

-Rudey
--I've only brought home 1 girl and I refuse to ever bring another girl home until marriage.

Munchkin03 · #7 12-02-2003, 08:45 PM

I was not very nervous at all when I met Mr Munch's parents. They are really down to earth and laidback, so it didn't feel like a big deal at all. My parents on the other hand, are very formal to the point where dinner is a major production. I think, for all parties involved, that the former meeting was probably a lot easier.

DG515 · #8 12-05-2003, 04:38 AM

it was tough for me to have my "friend who's a boy that we're not dating, but we are" ::rolls her eyes::
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come and meet my parents. The first week we were together (we'd been friends for a year) he told me he wanted to meet my folks (he's from VA and goes to school here in IN). It was scary for me because I knew that an ex GF of his from back in HS came across the EX title because of her dad. He told my boy that he couldn't see his daughter anymore (overprotective much?) So, when he said he wanted to meet my parents, i was kind of scared FOR him....i hoped that my dad wouldn't freak him out and scare him off, but he didn't! My dad loves him and he really admires my dad...his dad died when he was younger and so he never really had a GOOD dad figure (single mom's boyfriends don't count) and I'm happy that he and my dad get along so well.....
When his mom and her long-time boyfriend come to pick him up at the end of the school year, I'll be meeting her...I'm kind of nervous......I've not too often been in the relationship level of parent meetings...but I meet new people alot, so I know how to handle it....

In short (it's 3:30am and I'm rambling) I think it's equally hard to begin with, but it's adding in life that makes the individual difference between how hard it is for either person

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~*~Mandie~*~