Getting to know your parents is an important step in a relationship. The young man demonstrates by this step the seriousness of his intentions. The girl's task is not to lose face at the first meeting.
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a place to meet with future relatives. There are three possible options - your home, the home of the groom's parents, or some neutral territory, such as a restaurant. When choosing a restaurant, consider your financial capabilities. In order to avoid embarrassing situations with payment of the bill, specify in advance who will pay for the banquet.
Step 2
Think carefully about the outfit for the first meeting with the father and mother of your chosen one. He can be delighted with your charms in tight outfits. But the older generation is unlikely to approve of miniskirts and transparent blouses. Therefore, it is better to leave revealing outfits for communication in private.
Step 3
Show your best qualities to the groom's parents. The easiest way to do this is on your own territory. Parents will appreciate the cleanliness and comfort in the apartment. You should not serve squid fillets with pesto sauce or mussels baked with tarragon if the future father-in-law's favorite dishes are fried chicken and mashed potatoes. To avoid embarrassing situations, ask your boyfriend ahead of time about his parents' taste preferences. And don't try to master the recipe for their favorite Uzbek pilaf right before dinner. All the same, you are unlikely to succeed. If cooking is not one of your talents at all, take the acquaintance to a restaurant or to your parents' house.
Step 4
Take care of dating gifts. A souvenir bought in the first store you come across will not help to establish contact. Present mom a pot with a rare plant, dad - a set of tools. Your boyfriend will act as a prompter, he knows better than to please his parents. Cosmetics, perfumes and clothing items are not the best gift for a first meeting. If you are visiting, bring along a bottle of wine or cognac, a set of cakes or a cake for dessert.
Step 5
Talk less, listen more. Try to listen with interest even to hour-long discussions about the intricacies of ice fishing or the peculiarities of breeding petunias. After all, good relations with the parents of your future husband are important to you. Ask mom to share her son's secret cutlet recipe.
Step 6
Don't overdo it on alcoholic beverages. Alcohol loosens the tongue. The groom's parents are unlikely to like the story that your first date ended with sex. Do not criticize the young man in front of his parents. Otherwise, even before the wedding, you will go into the category of grumpy daughters-in-law.
