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Telling parents

Sooo, when do people in general tell their parents about their partners?

I recently started dating a guy, our whole history together is a bit weird but we got to a solid conclusion in the end. My family simply know him as a "dude who's only a good friend because I would never date him!" (from my own words a while back).

The problem is, I come from a slavic family, and where my mother might not react too much, my father is a very much stereotypical Russian man. My boyfriend is just a small lovely British guy who wouldn't hurt a fly, he's a bit of a nerd and I really don't think he would want to have a vodka drinking or press up contest with my father.

Therefore going back to my question, when do people in general discuss this?

Reply 1

username4899406

No point really discussing it unless you are both in a solid and committed relationship tbh

Reply 2

CaptainDuckie

Study Forum Helper

It won’t hurt to be transparent about it if this is something that makes you happy and such, especially if you have a supportive family. But people wait until it’s solid as the poster above said.

It might be embarrassing to announce that you’ve got into a relationship only to find out that it’s ended like a week later. :rofl: