“To say I was shocked by almost everything she said to me is an understatement.”
Meeting the family is a big step that can make or break a relationship.
Unfortunately, things don’t always go swimmingly, and not everyone may get along.
Even worse, it may reveal a major red flag about your partner.
Here are their stories.
“His mom and sister were fine, but his dad was so creepy!
Thankfully, I didn’t turn the corner and see anything but ICK!
I was lucky they were wearing as much as they were the first time we met!”
Michelle, 42, Canada
3.
Then, she kept telling him about her friend’s daughter she wanted him to meet.
I stood up to her on many occasions, and we had many years of an on/off relationship.
We eventually went no-contact due to her toxic nature.
His warning wasn’t wrong."
“My ex-boyfriend’s parents were creationists and extraordinarily judgmental and gullible (shocking, I know).
The ‘screams’ ended up being audio from a 1970shorror movie.
Fortunately, my ex knew they were batshit, but it still didn’t make family gatherings any easier.
His parents ended up moving to Florida, lol.”
lmclaughlin
5.
Plus, dinner at the parents' house is more intimate than eating at a restaurant.
“The first time I met my mother-in-law, she gave me many major red flags.
Anonymous, 36, Georgia
7.
“I was taken aback meeting my boyfriend’s sister for the first time.
She is 10 years older but tiny, and she immediately jumped on his back and started grooming him.
I kid you not like, going through his hair looking for flakes of dandruff and popping back-ne zits.
They had really absent parents and basically raised each other.
It was, and is still, the most bizarre thing I have ever seen.
We have been married 15 years, and I still avoid them together!”
I met the family of an ex about five years ago.
The oldest sister was nice enough.
His youngest sister was struggling with addiction and had recently moved in with the eldest sister.
She had colorful hair,tattoos, and piercings.
She refused to see him while he was there, saying he judges her harshly.
No one asked me anything about myself, so even making small talk was very tense and hard.
kaylamoyer
9.
“I dated this guy briefly when my now-husband and I were on a break.
We went on a road trip to visit his family, and it was weird from the get-go.
10.We traveled by train to meet his parents.
On the surface, they seemed nice and welcoming.
I was only 17 years old at the time.
After arriving at their home, I learned I was sleeping in the same bed as his mother!
Undressing in front of her that night was awkward and unnerving.
messyjaguar25
11.
“I was dating one guy for seven years.
The relationship was long-distance, but we were doing REALLY well; everything was fun and amazing!
However, I was finally able to visit his home six years into our relationship.
He mentioned over our call that he was cleaning the house, and everything would look super nice!
Inside the house was a totally different ballgame…”
12.
“He was a first-generation college attendee.
We had our place and should stick to it.
It was so jarring to me since my family has always valued education for all.”
Dani, 34, Utah
13.
“This was back in the ’80s in a small town in North Carolina.
A boy across the street from mybest friendand I began seeing each other.
‘It’s easy,’ they explained, ‘Just pop its breast outward and rip the feathers upward.’
I declined to participate.”
My ex didn’t think it was weird, and neither did his mother.
The relationship didn’t last, but that memory sure has.”
Anonymous, 33, Florida
15.
“The state of their home.
One fleck of waste landed on the tablecloth.
“His mother was an actual Nazi sympathizer.
She was from Germany but living in Florida.
Needless to say, the relationship didn’t last much longer after that.
He was also a severe mama’s boy in the worst kind of way.”
Anonymous, 42, Colorado
17.
I wasn’t complaining; I was just answering his question.”
Anonymous, 39, Colorado
