Should I tell parents about hinge date?

Basically I downloaded Hinge as a (sort of) joke, then I started talking to a girl who's actually really nice so I asked if she wants to meet in-person and she said yes. I'm at uni, so it's not like I'm sneaking out of the house, but I always tell my parents about girls I like and relationship stuff etc and always very open, but I really don't think they'd be very keen on me meeting up with someone I've only met online.
I do wanna tell them and it would make things easier if it's all in the open, but at the same time I don't think they'd be very happy about it. My other option is just meeting her and then if things start to go well, I tell my parents and make up a fake story with her about how we met. What do ppl think?

Reply 1

Anonymous #2

Meet her first and see if you want to meet her again, before telling your parents.
If the relationship works, admit how you met…don’t hide it.
I actually met my wife this way and there’s no secret about it.

Reply 2

Zarek

See how it goes, tell them if it develops in to a thing. App dating is the modern way, no shame in telling them

Reply 3

Roses.Are.Red

Don't make a fake story, they'll be able to tell something's off, plus you'd have to convince her to go along with it. It's not embarrassing to say you met her online.