How long would you wait to introduce your significant other to your parents? (Page 2)
Click "Show More" for your mentions
Most Helpful Opinion(mho) Rate.
Learn more
Learn more
We're glad to see you liked this post.
You can also add your opinion below!
What Girls & Guys Said
Opinion
61Opinion
In the past I would wait until it feels right, now that im much older. I prefer to leave that crap separate. Since my parents are really tired to trying to get to know each of my girlfriends, that are now EX-girlfriends. Its also really annoying when a few of them still talk to my parents. At this point I will wait for a more then a year to even consider such insanity. Especially since im really sick and tired of my ex sending my family Christmas cards of her new family and son.
Whenever the opportunity rises. Family parties, stuff like that. I'm not about to have him come over for a sit-down-at-the-kitchen-table dinner or go out to a restaurant with my parents that would be so weird and unnecessary.
I suppose after the lady and I have decided to become exclusive - which would be fairly fast if there's been a series of dates - Let's say a month or two. 3-4 dates then figure out what's going on, maybe keep dating. Probably by the time things get going, it'd be at least two months in. - That's been it so far.
I don't want it to be made into a huge issue. Now, a part of me would say "a MUCH longer time" because my dad isn't pleasant to be around, so I'm leery about bringing ANYONE around.
I am not close to my parents. I might never introduce her unless we just happen to run into them someplace. If she wants to meet them I don't care to introduce her right away. It really doesn't matter to me if they like her or not. My parents don't play a major role in my life. If my parents played a larger role in my life maybe I might introduce her later, but as it stands I don't see what the big deal is.
That's a darn good question! I would say between 2 to 6 months, maybe longer. Maybe not even 2 or 3 months. Not that I am embarrassed, but I would rather make sure we are both comfortable with the relationship ourselves first before we introduce each other to people in our lives (parents, siblings, friends, etc).
Since my parents don't live near me, I would wait until it gets serious, like 6+ months. But it depends on the situation, I guess if we moved quicker than my previous relationships, it would be sooner.
Well, I normally introduce them after a few months, coz by telling my mom, she is the one I can trust with my eyes closed, she can give me advices as well, and warn me about some things.. So I always basically tell her " everything"
What do you define a significant other as?
A girlfriend who you are pumping, or your wife?
Do you still live at home?
Are you a virgin?
Do you live out of home which means you have to make an occasion out of it which is awkward?
I reckon its a good time for a guy to meet his girlfriend's parents when he's invested in some body armour, got the riot gear sorted out and taken out a life insurance policy... more so if her father is ex-military... story of my life hahaha :")
My parents met my boyfriend about 2 weeks after we got together and they've gotten to know him better since then. I haven't been able to meet his parents but we're trying to make plans so that can happen.
Who said I will? They'll know I'm seeing someone, but unless they bring it up or I'm seriously considering her for marriage I'm not gonna go show him or her off to my parents.
Then again, I may not have the best of relations so,
I live nowhere near my parents, so I'd never introduce them if i didn't have to! LOL
Jk. But seriously, i wouldn't feel a need ti introduce her, until she ASKS me to be introduced (or if my parents ask me to meet her).
Long enough. That's all I can say.
When I know for sure it's serious and I'm keeping her around I will bring her around my family. Only once have I introduced a girl to family, before we were official. But she was a special case
At 6 months you usually know them well enough and family in my opinion is sooo important so you would like your future partner to get a long with them. Leaving it too late and then the relationship progresses substantially but your family dont like them could cause a lot of tension, however if its done before you're both too invested you can see how well they gel and decide if you want to take your relationship further or back off.
Maybe 2-6 months. I gotta make sure we're serious first. My moms the type to want to meet a guy the same day we start talkin, but I know thats too soon for him lol
More than one year. Hell, I've got close friends who I've known since high school who still haven't met my mother. I'm in no rush.
I intoroduce my parents to anyone I'm dating since I live with them plus if I'm into a guy I'll let my family know :) so they can share in my happiness
i like to wait around 6 months, its long enough to know you're going somewhere with that person and then you're not introducing a new guy to your family every few months
I would have introduce my SO to my parents 2 months after being together. But things never go as planned. After 3 in a half years of being together, he still hasn't met my dad and stepmom.
Y'all have been together for 3.5 years and he still hasn't met your parents? Wow
He's met my mom and step dad. I just don't live as close to my dad as I do my mom.
@BigBlack615
If I knew him long as friends, one month my parents met all my friends but haven't really talked to them. But if it's someone I met, maybe 4-6 months and I will choose month 5 to introduce my parents