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Have your parents met your partner's parents?

hip_young_gunslinger [Edit] [Delete] 48 replies 10:40, 30 November '12

If so, how did it / does it go?

Hasn't happened yet for me, although my parents are visiting this weekend and may well encounter my gf's parents via Skype - I'm really not sure what they'll make of each other.

Two of my best mates have been together for years and are from quite different backgrounds. Her dad is a mechanic and his dad is a city lawyer - I've seen them all together, and her parents suddenly become all formal like they're meeting the queen, while his parents try to be all casual and matey. It's one of the most awkward things in the world.

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  • yes!

    before mrs ccb and i got married, they met up. the conversation turned to my dad and mrs ccb's dad's childhood love of making their own explosive devices and setting them off in the bunkers of golf courses. was quite amusing.

    i think they still send each other christmas cards.

    colon_closed_bracket | 30 Nov '12, 10:42 | X
    • What are the chances there are two pyromaniac golf haters out there?

      And they'd find each other?

      hip_young_gunslinger @colon_closed_bracket | 30 Nov '12, 11:00 | X
      • haha

        i think all men of that age did that sort of thing when they were children didn't they?

        colon_closed_bracket @hip_young_gunslinger | 30 Nov '12, 11:06 | X
  • yes

    they're quite different but they got on alright. Our mums seemed to enjoy discussing their various ailments with each other.

    commandercool | 30 Nov '12, 10:42 | X
    • they also went to the

      National Museum of Childhood together.

      commandercool @commandercool | 30 Nov '12, 10:47 | X
      • That is such a mum thing to do.

        hip_young_gunslinger @commandercool | 30 Nov '12, 11:00 | X
  • no

    THe only time this has ever happened was with my husband, and our parents were friends before either of us were born.

    My parents are fucking awesome, but supremely eccentric. I do worry about ever introducing them to people who mught not get them.

    PickledOeuf | 30 Nov '12, 10:46 | X
    • I feel a bit like this.

      My dad has a very strong sense of humour (he teases. A lot) which not everyone appreciates.

      hip_young_gunslinger @PickledOeuf | 30 Nov '12, 11:01 | X
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      • it's a strange one

        Bcause I would defend my dad to the death, but that's not t say that I'm not occasioanlly like DAD, PLEASE DO NOT SAY THAT. Last time was when the girls all came up to stay in scotland in Jan. Chintzy, scout and Canadian Jen and I headed out dancing on the Friday night, leaving Meow and monipenni at home with my folks. It wasn't until I got home later that I thought, OHHH FAAARK, I hope he wasn't talking in code again or anything like that.

        PickledOeuf @hip_young_gunslinger | 30 Nov '12, 11:09 | X
  • yeh

    (well father in law and his girlfiend/partner/other half*) the first time was at my son's funeral. The second was th slightly happier occaision of our wedding. I've still not met her mum though.

    *delete according to preference)

    chickenbones | 30 Nov '12, 10:50 | X
    • :(

      LordLuciusBanter @chickenbones | 30 Nov '12, 11:21 | X
      _meh this'd this
      • nearly 4 yrs ago now

        madness.
        (she went into labour on her birthday, TIMING.) :/

        chickenbones @LordLuciusBanter | 30 Nov '12, 12:01 | X
  • Briefly.

    They had no real interest in each other, but both parental sets felt that box had to be ticked. Now it is done and they don't ever have to see each other again.

    DanielKelly | 30 Nov '12, 10:51 | X
    TheWza this'd this
    • what if you get married?

      Then they'll have to meet again.

      Tillance @DanielKelly | 30 Nov '12, 10:58 | X
      • Shush.

        Don't give anyone any ideas.

        DanielKelly @Tillance | 30 Nov '12, 11:00 | X
        TheWza and LordLuciusBanter this'd this
  • have we not just had this thread

    or have you met your partners parents or have your parents partners met your parents or something.

    DarwinDude | 30 Nov '12, 10:52 | X
    • We've had every thread.

      We're just killing time before our meat is shovelled into the grave.

      hip_young_gunslinger @DarwinDude | 30 Nov '12, 10:57 | X
      PickledOeuf, chickenbones, colon_closed_bracket, Smyth2, georgiabeth, and LordLuciusBanter this'd this
    • Sorry, I don't know who you(r parents) are, pal.

      TheWza @DarwinDude | 30 Nov '12, 11:11 | X
  • No

    We met on here and have both told our parents different lies about how we met and I'm scared if they meet and get chatting they'll find out :/

    Tillance | 30 Nov '12, 10:53 | X
    • :D

      I'm not pre-engaged to poosie, sorry.
      My bf svenrokk, he mainly posts in football threads.

      Tillance @wishpig | 30 Nov '12, 11:12 | X
    • I sympathise

      I also met my gf on here. So far I've got away with saying we met at her birthday party (true). No one has as yet queried what I was doing at the birthday party of someone I didn't know.

      LordLuciusBanter @Tillance | 30 Nov '12, 11:27 | X
    • i lied too

      i said mutual friends

      georgiabeth @Tillance | 30 Nov '12, 11:28 | X
      this'd this
      • do you live in the same place?

        I can imagine it's much easier when you can just say you met through friends.
        Having to explain to to your parents (because you still live with them) that you're going to the other side of the county to visit a friend who went to uni somewhere you've never been and who is from somewhere you've never been it's a bit tricky.

        Tillance @georgiabeth | 30 Nov '12, 11:48 | X
        • it's currently 450 miles isn't that terrible

          georgiabeth @Tillance | 30 Nov '12, 12:03 | X
          • you poor thing

            That is quite a way.

            Tillance @georgiabeth | 30 Nov '12, 12:38 | X
      • Who is YOUR dis boyfriend?!

        deadonthestairs @georgiabeth | 30 Nov '12, 11:53 | X
        • smiggsy

          georgiabeth @deadonthestairs | 30 Nov '12, 12:02 | X
          • Good ol' smiggs

            deadonthestairs @georgiabeth | 30 Nov '12, 12:41 | X
    • I'm worried my parents are gonna find out I only know boys off here

      My future husband could be in this thread.

      DarwinDude @Tillance | 30 Nov '12, 11:42 | X
  • My ex's dad met my mum

    My mum's very polite and friendly and stuff, but when my ex and I broke up her dad had "half a mind to call his mother!"

    She talked him out of it but part of me wanted it to happen just so he'd get a lesson in mis-judging characters. Phoning up a wee single mother from Airdrie to denigrate her only son's character? Fucking hell, she'd have melted his face clean off, the twat.

    Epimer | 30 Nov '12, 11:09 | X
    • :)

      I almost wish this had happened.

      PickledOeuf @Epimer | 30 Nov '12, 11:10 | X
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  • They've met once in twelve years, about eight years ago. Briefly. On neutral(ish) territory , a campsite where my folks had pitched their caravan whilst on a weekend away nearish to where mswza's folks live.

    TheWza | 30 Nov '12, 11:10 | X
  • Nope.

    I imagine they will one day. They'd probably get on.

    meowington | 30 Nov '12, 11:14 | X
    • CGs mum is ace though

      She's a bit like my dad and said that if Sam ever laid a finger on me or hurt me, i need to call her up so she can beat him up for me :D <3

      meowington @meowington | 30 Nov '12, 11:17 | X
  • Not yet. How long should it be before parents meet?

    A couple of weeks ago my gf and I went to visit her parents, and they mentioned that next time my parents were up, we should all go out for a meal or something. This kind of surprised me, though I'm not sure why. We've only been together 7 months or so. It's kind of nice to think that they want to meet my family though, I feel sort of accepted..

    TheSoundofBastards | 30 Nov '12, 11:19 | X
  • It is definitely awkward

    The first meeting we weren't even there which was a relief. My girlfriend's parents ran a cafe so my parents went in and met them and had a chat. They are totally different kinds of people, her parents have now split up and have both got new partners which makes things even more awkward.

    steinbolt | 30 Nov '12, 11:22 | X
  • Nah.

    Different countries, different languages.

    To be honest, her parents wouldn't risk acting up incase i batted them away from the cash teet.

    Being Eastern European they're normally drunk anyway, and are just happy to have their daughter associated with an upstanding English gent.

    Wouldn't bring them over, though, even if they had passports. Odds are they'd do a bunk.

    (If this isn't headed over the line within seconds i'll be very surprised).

    forzaborza | 30 Nov '12, 11:25 | X
    • when are you going to bring

      her over?

      prettyshittygangbang @forzaborza | 30 Nov '12, 11:39 | X
  • No they haven't as they live in different countries

    TBH, I'm dreading it slightly. Her dad is very forthright and a barrister from Northern Ireland who likes to tell long ambling stories showing off his vocabulary. From dad is an immigrant painter and decorator with a cockney accent whose only three topics of conversation are QPR, the cultural differences of all the different nationalties he's worked with (Polish are very quiet and hard working, Brazilians are all well religious and talk about God and jesus all the time, the English are lazy wasters who do coke in the toilets at lunch) and the First World War.

    Both mums have that innate mum skill of talking incessantly (which having a few female friends who've recently become mums stems from I've clocked being at home talking at someone who is incapable of talking back) so it would be full on small-talk-ageddon

    LordLuciusBanter | 30 Nov '12, 11:35 | X
    • My first gf, her parents were proper dye in the wool middle class Tories

      Nice enough but my mum and dad didn't really like them at all.

      One time my dad came to give me a lift home from their house. He thought he was just coming to pick me up, but they invited him in and would not stop chatting. Only problem was he was wearing a white t shirt which he'd spilt curry down. So he was stood in their living room in this ridiculous contorted shape using his arm to cover up the curry.

      The first time they met I'd forgotten to tell my dad that her dad only had two fingers on one of his hands, and after a childhood of bullying he was understandably sensitive about it and usually kept that hand in his pocket. Anyway they met and my dad thrust out his usual handshake to her dad's two fingered hand. The three seconds before he took it out of his pocket and reluctantly shook hands were some of the most cringe worthy and embarassing of my life. So horrible.

      LordLuciusBanter @LordLuciusBanter | 30 Nov '12, 11:45 | X
      • :D

        The mental images I have of these anecdotes are brilliant

        Antpocalypsenow @LordLuciusBanter | 30 Nov '12, 12:03 | X
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  • Yes.

    Her mom and my mum and dad. She came over here to visit us last year and they met. We had a curry and it was great. They are excited to meet the rest of her family in September next year at the wedding.

    justanothersheeldz | 30 Nov '12, 11:53 | X
  • god no

    we've been together six years, it'll only happen if we get married.

    My dad is very shy and small, he's a pretty liberal DiS sort of guy, likes talking about music and films and cats and stuff. My boyfriend's mum is a bit scary, bit casually racist and is 15 years younger than my dad. I can't imagine what they'd talk about, but I'm sure they'd just get drunk together and be polite, talk about traffic routes, then try and escape as soon as possible.

    nice_squirrel | 30 Nov '12, 11:53 | X
  • No

    I can't really envisage how/why it would happen before a marriage either.

    They are absolutely worlds apart as well so it'll be interesting to see when it happens.

    Antpocalypsenow | 30 Nov '12, 12:04 | X
    • CONGRATULATIONS!

      ;)

      hip_young_gunslinger @Antpocalypsenow | 30 Nov '12, 12:36 | X
  • Briefly

    Girlfriend’s Mum and Step-Dad were down visiting. We were out for a walk. Bumped into my parents. My Dad bought everyone an ice-cream. Nothing bad happened.

    monpot | 30 Nov '12, 12:30 | X
  • 3 times.

    we've been together 10 years, including married for 6 years. They don't live near each other at all, to be fair.

    WhiteLightWhiteCity | 30 Nov '12, 13:30 | X
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