Prev Next Georgia, 42 -- New York, NY The first time I met Hank's parents was totally unplanned. Hank was living in the West Village in a tiny one-bedroom apartment -- although it really didn't deserve to be called a one-bedroom. The bedroom was so small that the bed had walls on three sides. If I had to use the bathroom at night I had to climb over Hank to get to it. After we met, we ...

Prev Next Drea, 34 -- New York, NY The first time I went to visit John's family in Maine, I was very excited to go out sailing with him and his father. Well, I hadn't really expected that I was going to step into an L.L. Bean ad, but that was exactly how I felt. His father was dressed in perfect khaki shorts, loafers and a polo shirt with a crisp handkerchief in his pocket. And as soon ...

Prev Next Jerry, 39 -- Spokane, WA I was in college and going to meet the parents of my girlfriend, Maggie, for Thanksgiving in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her family is huge, and they all get together for the holiday. There are so many of them they have to rent the dance hall in a little town outside of Tulsa for the event. The morning we left Lawrence, Kansas, for Tulsa I was starting to get a ...

Prev Next Jill, 32 -- New York, NY My first boyfriend was a lovely young blond golfer. As a nice young gentleman, he wanted to properly ask my dad if he could take me out. While my father was outside working on the car, he took a deep breath and approached the giant. In response, my dad smoothly perched his leg on the hood of the car, rolled up his pant and revealed a pistol. Yes, a ...

Prev Next Elaine, 30 -- New York, NY I am an actress, and while performing in a touring production in Germany, I was invited to go to a bath house on a day off with Alex, the stage manager of the show, whom I'd started dating. This bath house was an amazing spa-like place. The only thing that surprised me was, everyone was naked, and other than the changing rooms, every area was co-ed. ...

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, ...