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Just Said Yes October 2024

What do i do!?

Jasmine, on August 13, 2021 at 7:13 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 1 5

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(A bit of backstory here: me and my now boyfriend met each other 4 years ago at a music festival…. We lost contact with each other during those years though until recently). Ok so me and my (now) boyfriend are talking about getting married and things like that, all of a sudden this man pulls out a ring and purposes to me!!!! Of course I’m definitely caught off guard and say yes while crying…. The thing is….. he still hasn’t met my parents!!! And I’m extremely family oriented…. We’re both 24 and working good jobs, but I don’t want anyone in my family to think “ oh she did this to get attention” I absolutely love this man and I want to marry him. But what should I do about my parents and family?

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Latest activity by Nichole, on August 15, 2021 at 10:27 AM

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Vicky · on August 14, 2021 at 12:49 AM
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Why don't you just introduce him to your parents and family? It doesn't have to be a big deal.
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Yasmine · on August 14, 2021 at 4:57 AM
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Simply introduce him and let them know that you're engaged. You're grown, you can make your own decisions!
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Anais · on August 14, 2021 at 10:15 AM
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Introduce them now. You could also have a longer engagement if you wanted him to spend more time getting to know your family before getting married.
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Kris · on August 14, 2021 at 1:01 PM
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My husband has seen my parents a total of, like, twenty times in the 7 years we've been together. I'm generally pretty family-oriented, but before CoVID, he got sick, and we weren't having him around anyone anyways, then CoVID hit . . . sometimes that just happens that way. I'd say at the very least introduce them, but them not being close isn't the end of the world.
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Nichole · on August 15, 2021 at 10:27 AM
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Introduce them maybe do a family dinner or something. My family does weekly family dinners so my fiance has met my family multiple times. To this days I still feel horrible because the first time I brought him over it was supposed to be just him me and my parents but my mom said something to my sisters and they changed their plans and when we pulled in I realized it was both parents both sisters and their husbands. 🤦‍♀️It turned out well though. On the flip side while I have met his dad and aunt multiple times and we do dinner and holidays with them Ive only met his mother like 5 times and his stepfather one. Ive never felt awkward around them though. I text his mom quite often and send her updates on the wedding since she cant be at alot of the planning (we live in Ohio they live in Alabama) .
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