Let him bring it up. If you don't meet them at the next major holiday (assuming he goes to see them), then maybe ask him.

If his parents live in another state, 6 months doesn't seem that long to me. I was with a guy for over a year before meeting his family, and they just lived in Brooklyn (I'm in Manhattan). When he's ready for you to meet them, it'll happen one way or another. Or maybe they'll come to visit him and it'll happen naturally.

Just because you're ready doesn't mean he is. Maybe he's the sort of guy who likes to take things slow. I don't think 6 months is a long wait at all.

i dated a guy for a year and never met his parents! and they lived like 40 minutes from me. i met both his brothers, so it wasn't like he was hiding me away from the fam completely, but i just never met the rents. he never met mine either. it just never happened! i wouldn't rush it- 6 months isn't all that long. if its bugging you then the next time he is going to see them or is telling a story about them, casually mentio "o i'd love to meet them someday!" and see what his reaction is.

I don't worry about it so much. You have to keep in mind not everyone is super close with their family, so maybe he isn't, plus they live out of state. I know a lot of people who only see their families every so often so try not to worry.

But if it bothers you THAT much maybe you should speak up.

six months is nothing... i dont think you got anythig to worry about it... guys are slow sometimes...

My boyfriend didn't meet my family until we were dating for about 2 years. It was mainly due to the fact we were living in California and my family is on the East Coast, but even if they were a lot closer, I still would have waited at least a year.

I met my BFs family after three weeks.. and he was the one pushing for it. They didn't belive that he had scoped out a good girl at a bar. I was able to put off him meeting my parents for about 4 months, but we are a total oddity.

Six months is fine, esp. because they are in another state!

What is normal in this situation? My husband and I don't live in the same states as our families... He met my dad and nieces 10 months into our relationship (because I wanted to go camping with them for my birthday), I met his parents 11 months into our relationship (but only because of a major illness that made us travel), and he met my mother three years into our relationship just before our wedding.

Meeting our families was not a priority for us. We had talked to them on the phone and that was enough.

Whoa, that lady in the picture has some wicked forehead lines.

I wouldn't worry about it just yet. It's early. Focus on the actual relationship, not the speed at which you want it to move.

Now if his parents come to visit him in the next year, and he doesn't invite you to meet them, say something about it and see how he reacts.

I've been with my boyfriend for more than a year, and have met most of his family, but he's only met my mom. But his family is in PA, I'm at school in KY and my parents are in MO.

Woah... You need to chill out!

I didn't meet my husband's parents until almost two years after we started dating. Same with my family... He didn't meet them till two years in too.

And, in my opinion, it's actually a good thing that you haven't met each oether's parents yet... Meeting them too soon can sometimes be a sign that if and when you get married, they will feel at liberty to come and bother you whenever.

Don't worry about it. I met my husband parents 6 months after we started dating, he met my father 4 months later. I didn't met his sister until we had been married for a year and a half. he doesn't get alone with his sister and didn't want me to met her until i did. Let him bring up when he wants you to met his family.
"If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, Don't Say Anything At All"

I met my boyfriend's mom pretty soon after we started dating because she lives here and he worked with her. But my parents live in NC and we live in KY, so he didn't meet mine for at least a year into our relationship. I think if they lived in the same state, maybe you should have met them already, but in another state, that takes planning, etc...

I didn't meet my now husband's family for a while, but it WAS because he was hiding me. Do they know about you? If they know about you and you just haven't met, I wouldn't worry about it (unless there have been times they were in town and he hid you or something like that). If they don't know anything about you, or even that he is seeing someone, I would maybe start asking questions. If you do ask though, you need to be non accusatory. It may not be about you at all. He may be embarrassed by them. Or he may just not be ready for that step. Talking about it is a good idea if it makes you feel uncomfortable though.

I had a friend that was concerned that she never met her boyfriend's parents (he lived with his twin brother). After finally getting it out of him, she found out that he was embarassed by his folks, not her!!

6 months is not a long time, there is a reason for everything. Like someone else said, as long as they know about you...I wouldn't be too worried.

I don't think this is some sort of monumental event that needs to happen by a particular date. You meet them when it is appropriate. With any guy I've dated, we didn't meet parents as an event in itself. It always happened at some other event - wedding, holiday, vacation. I wouldn't think twice about it.

I agree with everyone else, and want to add--don't create problems for yourself by worrying about things that don't have to be problems. I bet the idea has never even crossed his mind. Not because you're not worthy, but guys don't always think like that. And it's okay that they don't.

Anyway, meeting the parents is always such a pressure-filled situation. Why would you ever want to bring it upon yourself sooner than you have to?

Well, I wouldn't worry about it TOO much since they do live in another state. He probably doesn't see them that much himself, I'm guessing??

But if he is very close to his family and sees them on a regular basis, I can see why you would begin to wonder when you'll get to meet them. Maybe drop some subtle hints and let him know that you would like to meet the fam. Maybe he's nervous to ask you!

LOL foxie -- exactly what I was thinking; "You better be careful or your face will freeze that way!"

I live in a different state than my own parents and as such really only see them at Christmas. Since I see my own parents once a year, I wouldn't think anything of it if it took a year plus to meet a guy's parents, especially if they too are out of state.

I couldn't concentrate on reading the question because I was so distracted by that scary forehead!

My BF didn't meet my dad until over a year after we started dating and my mom over a year and a half (they were supposed to meet at the same time but my mom had to go home the first time for a family emergency). My parents, BF, and I all live in different states so it was hard for everyone to get together--plus I don't see them very often. I don't think it's a big deal not to have met them by now. I wouldn't be concerned unless they are in town & he still doesn't introduce you.

My bf and I were friends first so we actually met each other's parents before we started dating.

My boyfriend and I haven't met each others' parents and we've been dating since July. I hadn't even thought about it.

The older you get, the more it becomes a big deal to meet the parents. I dated a guy for almost a year and he only saw my parents twice and I saw his mom once and never met his dad. Didnt bother me. I also dated a guy that didnt want me to meet his parents bc he was embarrassed of them and didnt want to scare me off. I wouldnt worry about it at all.

I don't think it's a big deal, especially if they are in a different state. I live in Texas while my parents live in Florida, my boyfriend (of over two years now) didn't meet my parents until nearly a year after we'd been together. I think it makes it scarier that way though, haha! There's more on the line!!

I think you're overreacting. If you want to meet his parents, then bring the issue up with him. But I personally think 6 months is too soon...Perhaps you should consider introducing your parents to him first, then it's more likely that he'll introduce them to you. You also have to take into consideration of his relationship with his parents (you really didn't give much details) and if they're not on the best terms or they are just not in touch that often, that is a perfectly valid reason. Ultimately, it's really HIS choice, not yours.

I agree with many of the comments not to rush things, but I didn't think of it as a huge event or milestone, but rather, I would want to know some background on my guy before I got too serious. Meeting the parents is a big deal, but so many men hide wives, girlfriends, problems, that I think meeting family is a good way to safeguard yourself against these issues. It doesn't have to be super serious!

It's kind of an informal background check! I definitely would want to see how my boyfriend interacted with his family members within the first year of our relationship.

Why in the Wide-Wide-World of Crack wh*re would you want to meet his parents?!

Asia beat me to it. Meet the parents now and that's a longer span of time you actually have to deal with them. There's no guarantee you'll be one big happy family. They might be nuts. You've been warned.

some people have different relationships with their families. for example, my bf told his mom about me as soon as we started dating, so she wanted to meet me after about a month. my parents never really ask about my relationships, and i'm def not the type to go gushing to my mom when i meet a guy. so they didn't even know for sure that i was even dating him for a few months! (of course, once my mom asked she said that she had suspected the entire time). my parents have never once asked to meet him. not that they don't care, but in a family full of girls, they meet a lot of bfs and then never see them again. i think they'd rather wait to make sure it's serious. haha.

6 months is NOTHING for some people...if he's not ready...HE'S NOT READY...just because you are you can't force him.

I've been dating my boyfriend for two years and I haven't met his parents. he's met mine but I haven't met his. it's actually kinda complicated.

the point is, it's just 6 months, and they live far away don't let it stress you out. =)

"Whoa, that lady in the picture has some wicked forehead lines."

I suspect photoshop is involved.

On topic -- I wouldn't worry. I actually met my current boyfriend's parents before we were officially dating because he lives with them (he's in school) and we hung out at his place. He still has lots of family in Maine (we're in NH) that I haven't met because we're about 3 hours away from them and we've been together for over a year.

I first met my boyfriend's parents briefly when they came to help him move out of the dorms and later that summer I visited him for a weekend, so we got to spend some more time with them. He hasn't met my parents yet at this point and it's been a little over a year, but his family lives in San Jose, we go to school in San Diego and my family lives in Ohio. And I am definitely not ready to introduce him to my parents yet even if there were a way for us to go to Ohio together. My mom, maybe, but my dad's a bit insane and I think he's only vaguely heard my mom mention that my boyfriend is German. I am mildly annoyed by most of my other relatives and the person I'd be most comfortable introducing my boyfriend to is my grandpa (who is probably the most progressive guy in my family) who lives in Taiwan. I mean, I wouldn't worry about it too much. His family might be psycho like mine.