Like it or not, when you date someone, it's a package deal. Along with your hottie comes mommy, daddy, uncles, aunts, cousins ... it's a veritable super-size family combo. But if you're pursuing a relationship with any degree of seriousness, meeting the rest of the clan is bound to happen. One of the important steps in moving toward a more committed relationship is the integration of your lives, and yes ... that includes friends AND family.Sometimes, however, that first familial meet-and-greet may not go exactly as hoped. Check out some of these awkward/horrifying/embarrassing meet-the-parents stories from real readers. If you can beat these horrific tales, let us know in the comments.
Kimberly Dawn Neumann is the author of the new book "The Real Reasons Men Commit: Why He Will -- Or Won't -- Love, Honor and Marry You."
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Wednesday 21 January
By Ashley
I remember meeting my high school sweetheart's family. It was his dad's entire side, and we were all celebrating his sister's graduation when his dad decided to make a toast. Normally you'd think the toast would be about the graduate, but I was DEAD WRONG!
It went along the lines of :
"Cheers, to the Smith (not real last name) family and one future Smith."
I assumed he was referring to his girlfriend, but then realized she had the same last name, just different spelling. Not only was that extremely uncomfortable, but my ex never even planned on proposing to me.
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Saturday 24 January
By Beth
I started dating a guy recently, and to make a long story short... I found out a few days ago that his dad is none other than the Police Officer that pulled me over last summer. Talk about a good first impression!
Saturday 24 January
By Amy
Just a few months ago I met my boyfriends large Italian family. I walked in and had no clue what to say to anyone because of the fact I had only been going out with my boyfriend for 2 months before that. He introduced me to them and then everything went crazy from there. His dad came out with a wrestler uniform on and said, "Hey Jon, did you tell your girlfriend about our family tradition?" and he acted as if he didnt know anything. Then a split second later his dad said, "Everyone has to wrestle me in the house." I was so close to jumping up and running out the door until he tackled my boyfriends mother. Thankfully i made it out without wrestling my boyfriends father.
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Saturday 24 January
By J
Those Hogans...they are a funny bunch, aren't they?
Saturday 24 January
By sunny
My MIL was a very proper southern lady and I was a California surfer girl when I met her.
Talk about awkward!
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Saturday 24 January
By Madeline Graham
So my father had been dating this girl for a little while, and it was time to meet the family. A family of three redheaded rebellious young boys, a sister, and, the family cat. So, my father sits on their couch as the boys try their very best to intimidate him. Then, along comes the cat, only to sit on my father's lap. My father is extremely allergic to cats, and hates them anyway. But, he puts on a pleasant face, and pets the thing. Then, out of nowhere, it sticks it's very sharp claws right into his legs. My father impulsively throws the cat across the room..just in time for his girlfriend's mom to walk in and see it fly across the room and thud into the wall. My father was mortified.
However, the mother just said, "Its about time someone threw that damn cat."
My father married that girlfriend, and has been married to her for 33 years.
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Saturday 24 January
By Scott
Yes, but what about your MOTHER?
Saturday 24 January
By john doe
hahaha, my gf was a stripper, she met my parents at a bar one night, they knew she was a stripper, the funniest thing. As she walked in, the song, im in love with a stripper came on! hahahaha, sooo embarrassing for everyone hahaha.
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Saturday 24 January
By Mark
Certainly wouldn't have minded meeting MY stepdaughter when she was nude! DEFINITELY a hot girl.
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Saturday 24 January
By iwillinstruct
I was 16 years old when I went with my new girlfriend (dated two months) to her families (over 30 people) Thanksgiving Dinner at her aunt's home about 3 hours away. That night, I had to sleep with her older brother in the families basement. People were sleeping everywhere. In the middle of that Thursday night, I start feeling sick and just laid there thinking.... it will go away. Finally about three a.m. I know I am going to puke. Wearing nothing but my underwear I run upstairs to their only bathroom. I make it just inside the door when I start projectile vomitting. I puke all over the walls, all over the floor, everywhere before I get to the toilet. There I am finally, bent over the toilet, puking my 16 year old juts out dressed in my skivvies when suddenly, there is her mom rubbing my back, telling me it is going to be ok. I'm trying to clean the bathroom up with toilet paper for twenty mintues afterward when she tells me to just go to bed. As I leave the bathroom, there are all of her aunts in the hallway! We've been married for 30 years but I still can't look at her aunt's bathroom without thinking of that night!
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Saturday 24 January
By michael
Wow I remember meeting the first wife and the romances,one nite I was driving home and she passed and turned around and we made love in the front seat of her DAD's car,In my dads yard. I never did find that condom and we searched for an hour,well he must of found it when it got light outside because at the weekend bbq it was under my steak on my plate,he allowed me and her to eat in the kitchen, no room in the dining room for us youngsters,marriage was never right, after 5 yrs. good-bye, I never said a word to him about that
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Saturday 24 January
By Hanna
I am glad that I don't really worry much about this stuff.
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Saturday 24 January
By stevefinn1
i met this girl who was the hottest girl in my hi school. She was working as a cocktail waitress,and i asked her out at the bar she was working at. So we had a nice night--until i plowed my car into her dad's car
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Saturday 24 January
By Fred Russo
I hope she at least banged him
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Saturday 24 January
By RW
My first meeting with my mother-in-law was just before we were married. It was really bad but funny after years passed. I rented my girl a place of her own so we could be alone and away from her mom. The only requirement was we rent this apt that was around the corner from her but on the same lot. We always mad sure we pulled the drapes, curtains shades etc when I spent the night. Her building was in full view of her moms apt which was adjacent and up on the second floor. We were on the first. Her mom could see directly in the kitchen and she made it a habit to look and see what we were doing. My wife was very sexual and younger than me. He mother was not pleased about my 7 years in age over her "baby". Anyhow one night I spent the night with her. I got up at like 1:00Am for a snack. My wife (to be) then came in the kitchen to see what I was doing. I was dressed in just my underwear. She was the same literally, just her panties. I of course was enjoying the view. We started making out. We were making love and ended up right on the floor in the kitchen. We finally finished and as I stood up, I was facing the window. I saw over in the mothers window her mother staring right into our window. She obviously watched it all, not to mention as I stood up of course, I then had nothing on. I was quite startled and said softly to my wife to be, oh God you won't believe this, honey look up there. I was like frozen as my future wife looked at her mother staring right down on me. My girl noticed I was still standing there frozen with a stupid look on my face. She pushed me back and said move stupid, get out of here. We sure heard about it and she even asked questions about what we did and why? She thought I was a terrible man who purposely took advantage of her little girl right in front of her own mommy. whew it was most embarrasing.
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