Do you think meeting each other’s family/friends is important in relationships? (Page 3)

[Whatever2929292]

If you're getting serious then yes. Some romantic or sexual fling... Maybe not as much

[melanieeeB]

Yeah it is important to me and I do think it means something

[JustiReno]

Yes, ma’am - for the grandparents to be in my kids life, really important to me, to learn from them, and at least know their family. 😇

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, I think it is important. Because it's important to have that closeness between all sides of the family.

[Crankor]

Yah, you don't have to get along with the family, but the friends say a lot about the person your with and your going to have to be aware of the life that comes with them

[idkIoI]

If you want a relationship then yes, obviously. Family is important and you should see them at events and things. If you are together you are a part of each other's family.

[JenniferBiArizona]

I feel like meeting family is important. Sometimes family can make it break your relationship. Friends I am not too worried about. I will meet them now. Friends just need to understand I am priority.

[radvn]

Hell

[RuthlessAggression]

I'm (white girl) hated by my fiance's black parents, is this racism too right?

This is one reason i NEVER want to be in a relationship again, or have kids

THE QA IS A FUCKING RACIST

[KatherineJ]

When you get into a relationship with someone, you also get a relationship with their family and friends. So yes, it’s important.

[Xoirwinkan]

It's always a good thing when a girl has a great relationship with her dad, and more shallowly speaking, you can look at her mom to see 'how she'll turn out'.

[shaysh87]

Not all daughters end up looking like their mothers into old age. She can look like the women on her fathers side too

But generally speaking, if a man needs to check how his wife will turn out , he's not the type of man you should be marrying. Once you dont turn out how he wants, your marriage will immediately be in trouble

[MikeInHawaii]

@shaysh87 Sometimes men should me more worried about them acting like their mothers after marriage.

[shaysh87]

@MikeInHawaii

There is no evidence daughters act like their mothers after marriage. Neither is that a reliable concept to use

[MikeInHawaii]

@shaysh87 There may be no evidence in peer reviewed scientific journals that women grow up and act like there mothers, but I have decades of personal observation.

[shaysh87]

@MikeInHawaii

I think you need to be careful about that.

I have my father's personality. My brother does not have my father nor my mother's personality.

Kids tend to think similarly to their parents. Because parents are children's biggest role models in life. A daughter does not necessarily resemble her mother. She can also resemble her father's personality. There are also stressors that can be factored into how someone might act after marriage.
If a woman is constantly screaming at her husband and children, as a stay home wife, she may just be frustrated because she has financial problems. Its not uncommon for single income families to have financial issues. But if the next generation is not poor and the woman is not a stay home wife, they might turn out with a different personality.

Its not a one size fits all. Peer reviewed journals aren't the bible either.

[shaysh87]

@MikeInHawaii

Certain personality traits can also be genetically inherited. I have a quick temper. My father has a quick temper too. My mother does not have a temper but rather she is a push over. I am not a push over at all. Neither is my brother a push over. My brother doesn't have a temper either.

I am a feisty woman. But neither of my parents or grandparents or aunts/ uncles/ cousins are feisty. I do not know who I resemble on this aspect of my personality.

As you can see, your rule that "daughters are always like their mothers" is a very unreliable concept.

[sheikalana]

I never really cared about this. Me and my husband only met each other's family when we got engaged.

[_no_one_]

My girlfriend's dad don't really likes me i guess maybe it's a dad thing so idrk

[RicFlair312]

I don't need to meet her friends or family when I'm in a relationship or dating. Only if she's comfortable with introductions.

[Anonymous]

I wish it weren’t. I don’t like talking about my family. I know women hold it against me. Nothing I can do about it though.

[CallmeTheKnight]

To me, it really is, especially if she's close to her family and they're insisting to see you.

[DS_Madking]

actually both are right it depends on wich phase the relationship is

[Jamie05rhs]

Isn't that just a normal thing that normal people do?

[worldscolide]

I thinks it's incredibly important so both parties can see what eachother comes from.

[IsoUser]

I think that it's very important in the relationship because it shows respect to your girls parents and how serious you are in the relationship.

[Anonymous]

If it’s getting serious yes. If it’s one of those relationships where you believe it won’t last long then no.