Question for Parents

United States
December 28, 2008 6:29am CST
So I am kinda getting interested in seeing someone, maybe. Though I've never dated before. This almost seems like a weird question to ask, because I'm a young adult, (like, in my very early twenties) not a teenager anymore. But, since I've lived a sheltered life, and I've always lived with my parents, well... I just wanted to throw this question out there. How do parents react, when their son starts seeing someone? What kinds of things do they tend to ask the girl he's interested in when they meet her for the first time? Maybe I'm just being selfish or whatever, or I just want to feel like I am truly a responsible adult, but. I kinda feel like I'd rather just handle every aspect of the relationship on my own. Maybe it's because I feel like it would be scary enough without them getting involved or anything, I dunno, but, maybe also it's because I have zero idea how they will react or anything. So just curious. What was the process like, for any other people out there who've gone through this?
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@rtslvtwy (1088)
• Malaysia
28 Dec 08
For a young adult your age, I would say that your parents will react normal. It's not like you are under-age or anything like that. Parents would usually be interested to know what the girl is doing currently ( studing ? working ? ). Apart from that, I would say that parents would also be interested to know if this girl is someone they can get along well with so that in future if she were to become your wife, at least the parents know that they have a daughter-in-law that they can get along well with. This is just an opinion from my side even though I am a parent but my children have not grown to that age yet.