Parents and in laws meeting each other

We had our parents over at our house for dinner when we were still dating. It was a little awkward at first but honestly it went great! They have the two of you in common, after all, and that opens lots of conversation potential. Break out some wine to loosen everyone up and serve a good meal! Good luck.

My mom and step dad met H’s mom and stepdad after we’d been together for about 6 months. But they became friends on Facebook before that. Then my mom and step dad met H’s dad at our 4th of July cookout. My mom met H’s stepmom at the store she works at, when H’s stepmom applied for a credit card. They all seem to like each other and got along! The only awkward part was when FIL called and told H how gorgeous my mom was 😂

I wouldn't worry about it! I'm sure it'll be just fine. My parents met FH's dad and grandparents by everyone spending a weekend at our new house last year (before we were engaged) and they get along great. My parents go out to dinner with his dad and dad's girlfriend occasionally. And they met FH's mom at Thanksgiving at her house last year and they have nothing in common so they're cordial but haven't seen each other since. I would definitely have them meet before the wedding.

View Quoted Comment Awkward silences show at least they are both courteous enough to tiptoe around what may be more emotionally involving but supercharged like politics, religious and social differences. I was quite pleased with my parents and his, who have so many strong points of disagreement, and in my FIL case not above shouting and carrying on a diatribe, as happened first time I met his family. And my parents would then have withdrawn to icy politeness. So foundering around a little awkwardly, each trying to give these other people they might never be friends with, otherwise, a chance, because each love their child enough to want to make it civil...well, you could do a heck of a lot worse.

I’ll take awkward any day over tension...

View Quoted Comment Amen to that.

My parents met my fiance’s Mom after we had been dating a month and his mom came to our family Christmas party where my fiancé proposed. His stepmom and dad haven’t met my parents yet. Everyone is busy so we have rescheduled. I’m not a “wait to have families meet” person, so it does seem odd to me that they haven’t met yet, but I’m sure it will be fine.