Was it a nightmare meeting the parents of your partner for the first time?
By pinkytabor
@pinkytabor (818)
Philippines
October 11, 2008 1:17am CST
My husband met my parents before we got engaged but the first time he faced them as my fiance was like torture for him. He was seated on a long dinner table and was bombarded with questions about his intentions, background, plans for our future, etc. Not only that, there were about 20 family members from my side and not just my parents around him and scrutinizing him. He was sweating blood! But after the "interrogation", the real engagement party began. He had to change shirt because he was drenched in his own sweat. I would say that everything went well because now my family and relatives love him super.
My experience was different because when i came here, i was given the warmest and loveliest welcome by his family. There was no scrutinizing nor any nightmarish first-time-experience. There was only love and acceptance. I met about 100 or so (i got so dizzy kissing and greeting about 50 women from his family)family members that day. And about 20 women kept the "welcome" for two weeks, serving us and giving us the best accomodation in my husband's family house. Until now, his family are so nice and kind to me.
So what's your "first time" story? OR should i say (as one hollywood movie lined it) your "Meet the______" story?
1 response
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
for your hubby's meeting you family experience, as for me and hubby, we never experienced those kind, we were friends before we became an item and I already met his family even before and he already met my mom too, and it is as if they really don't care, we live together for two year but when we got married that is a different story, the meet the fockers story begun, well they was like treating me differently and think I am stealing something precious to them. My hubby was to help his mother financially and they thought that since we got married things would be different, but years after we are now all OK and they have realized that even though we are married and now have kids they can still ask for help to him.@pinkytabor (818)
• Philippines
12 Oct 08
I think that's one of the difficult things one sometimes go through when it comes with the in-laws and their monetary soncerns. It's hard when a future spouse plays the role of a bread winner of his family because a future wife could be a threat to them, financially speaking. It's good that they realized you are a generous daughter in law. Thanks for sharing about your experience.
