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Meeting the Parents...big deal or not


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So this would be more directed at men, but to me when I have introduce a man to my parents, it's kind of a big deal. Is it the same for men? or is it more "casual"?

 

Always been curious about this topic.

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As a guy, it's a huge deal.

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There is no general rule that applies here, either to men or women. Every parent-child relationship is unique. For some, it's casual and no big deal. For others, it's an important relationship "step." And for even more others, it's somewhere in between.

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So this would be more directed at men, but to me when I have introduce a man to my parents, it's kind of a big deal. Is it the same for men? or is it more "casual"?

its the same for men, of all the chicks i've been with only a handful have met the family

 

one girl i dated for 2 years before she even met my brothers

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It's always going to be some kind of important step in the relationship (pretty sure everyone see's this as a sign that things are getting more serious) but how big a deal it is depends entirely on the family. Most girls i've dated have met my parents withing 2-3 months and some even sooner. This is because I have a pretty close but relaxed relationship with my parents. Most of those girls haven't intorduced me to their family until a fair while later because their family dynamic is different. The problem is those girls also got kinda freaked out when I introduced them to my parents as they saw it as a bigger deal than I did.

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As Star Gazer said, it depends on case to case. However, introducing to parents is indeed the 'Second Step' of a relationship. It's a different thing how much is it important for someone, depending on the relationship between children to their parents.

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