Meeting family?

no

I'm in the same boat! Our parents are meeting for the first time this Saturday (my son's bday party). If it were up to me, they wouldn't meet until the wedding in October 2009. I know my mom will get along great with my fiance's mom/step dad, but my father is a different story. First, his appearance alone is so different than fiance's step dad. My dad is very mountain man/redneck-ish. Flannel shirts, sleeveless ts, holey jeans and work boots. My FFIL is a business man and always wearing button up dress shirts and khaki pants as his "casual" attire. Also, my dad is the type of guy that you either love right away are think is a total a$$hole. They will have nothing in common, yet my dad likes to be the center of attention and tell hunting/fishing stories. I guess it's best that we get it over with now and have them meet, but it's going to be nerve racking. The only advice I can give you, which I keep telling myself, is we can't pick our families and we can't control their actions. I'm just happy our parents live 3 1/2 hrs apart so we won't have situations like this very often, haha! Good luck. His family isn't going to stop loving you because of your family and vice versa. Nothing you can do if they don't like each other.

I try not to be offended about anything without knowing the reason why. Has the other party said why they are not interested in meeting your folks?

Back in college I once turned down an invitation to meet a friend's family. Her and I were not really a couple but we were more than friends. I didn't know how to handle the situation and I had no idea what her family's image of me was. I was afraid that they expected me to be her boyfriend. You can say I was immature about it.

Without know why the other party opted out you can resolve the issue. Talk to them, friendships to relationships with everything in between, none of it is easy.

No I would not let it rest at offence - I would kick up a storm by finding out what's behind this show of fear. Do you think she is shy and may just want to be romantically involved to meet your parents who will give her the once over to pick bits out of her. Girls would prefer not to meet Dad and Mum when you are not in love with her, so I think she is quite right not to go.

Did they really use the word "don't want"? Or did they give a decent excuse? If they openly said the first, they are very rude and do not deserve your attention nor being invited...Do not feel bad at all !

No! Just because you have a friend or whatever doesn't mean they want to be involved with your family. The thought of it would make most people run a mile!!!

Not at all. I hate meeting people's family. And I try to avoid people meeting my family, because they're a bunch of asshats.

No, if they are just a friend it wouldn't bother me, it would only bother me slightly if it was the person I was dating.

No way, He's probably not ready yet or is shy about it. Let him decide if when he's ready to do this. good Luck! :) BYE!

Yes.

Nope :)