When you meet someone really amazing, all you want to do is shout it from the rooftops. Usually, though, it's a better idea to give a more practical introduction, especially when it comes to your family. Parents can be very protective of their children — no matter how grown up they might be — thus, meeting the parents ends up being kind of a big deal, even if you’re not thinking of it as one. So I’m curious, when do you think is the best time to introduce him to your family? One month, four months, six months? Is there such a thing as too soon? Is there such a thing as too late?
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Exactly two months...
1Personally for me it would have to be at least 6 months maybe longer depending on how much I like the guy. I brought my BF home after around 6 months.
2I wait at least six months to a year...my family is very judgemental and do not approve of interracial relationships....and I tend to date African American men...so I make sure it is going to last before subjecting him to my crazy fam
3With my current boyfriend I had to do it kinda sooner then later because I was still living at home at the time.
4It would depend on the relationship and the boyfriend.
5Totally depends. If I broke up w/ my boyfriend and dated someone new, I don't think I could stomach the new person meeting the family for a long time.
66 plus months. I can't stand all the questions my Mom asks.
7Im trying to think back to when my BF and I met eachother families and I honestly cannot remember for the life of me. But we were both still living at home at the time, so Im pretty sure he met my mom like the first time he came to pick me up and vice versa. But, he is the only guy i have ever dated that has met my dad.
8My mother and stepfather introduced me to my boyfriend, so I never had this issue. I think it would depend on the relationship - if we were developing a serious relationship, I would introduce them early on, maybe about two months after we started dating. My mother is a big part of my life, so I doubt I could prevent them from running into each other for any longer than a few months.
9I think its up to the person and how they are feeling about their relationship and how their significant other will mesh with your family. My parents met my boyfriend right around the nearly one year mark and it was a bit nerve-racking.
10I think it depends on the boyfriend and the situation. In high school my parents met my boyfriend really early, but that's because I still needed them to drive me places and because it wasn't going to be a very serious thing! But my parents met my current boyfriend after about 3 months.
11as long as i don't introduce him AFTER he's proposed . . .
12I don't think there's a set timeframe, but I was always one who waited. Who needed all the interrogation? And if the relationship didn't work out, it was even worse. I learned my lesson and took my time.
13I don't have a timeframe, but I do not always introduce everyone I have dated, you have to be pretty special to be introduced to the family. Seriously, they are tough and country.
14Bf met my family at around 5/6 months. I dont think there should be a set time-frame as it all depends on the people involved. My parents live away and are quite old-fashioned so I didnt introduce them until I knew we were serious.
15Do it when you believe that he is a keeper.
I hated how my brother brought around every Jane and Sally he dated to Thanksgiving etc when he knew he wasnt going to keep them.
Why bother a family gathering with this stranger that we all have to get aquainted with and then never see again? What a waste of time.
Likewise, I did this with all my boyfriends. Basically they didnt meet my parents until after 2 years.
Sorry, but that was when I thought I would keep them!
And then I didnt even keep them in the end. Sigh.
But see, thats why you should wait a long time, or else your parents will meet about 20 frogs before they meet your prince, and then when they meet him they will be like eh, here's another one
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16i don't think there is a set time. i also haven't put that much significance on this, perhaps i should have. it was always casual, whenever they picked me up for the first time ect. as for bringing home for thanksgiving dinner or christmas, well my current bf is the only one i've done that with. because i knew he was the keeper.
17My husband ended up meeting practically my entire family all at once. We had only been dating for a few months when my sister got married. I hadn't planned on bringing my then-new boyfriend as a date or introducing him to my parents yet, but finally he said "Are you going to invite me to your sister's wedding or what?! I've been waiting for you to ask me!" Both my aunt and my grandmother declared on the spot that he was the one I was going to marry.
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