Telling Your Parents You Have A Boyfriend
When you have a boyfriend, you think you're on top of the world. That's until your mum finds out, then you sink. They ask loads of questions, pressure you, pester you, ask to meet them and all you want is your mum to stop but she doesn't.
They proceed to annoy you and they wind you up. Eventually they ask you to bring them home, asking them over for tea.
My advice is to never tell them that you have a boyfriend. It's hell. They never leave you alone and they annoy you twenty-four-seven. So never ever tell your mum or dad you have a bf!
Disclaimer: As with everything on theSprout, the views in this piece are those of the author and not necessarily those of theSprout (we'd say stay clear of telling your older brother).
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SamuelPatterson
Commented 67 months ago - 1st November 2010 - 14:01pm
If you want to have a proper relationship with someone, do you honestly believe you can have it if your family aren't aware of it? Your family are the number one priority in your life, then comes a relationship. Sorry to lecture about it ;)
emb789
Commented 67 months ago - 1st November 2010 - 15:48pm
I can speak from experience here!
The last time I went out with someone (about two years ago, so my memories aren't exactly fresh) I tried to keep it from my parents, because I assumed they would say I was too young, and looking back, I now think I was a little bit too young. But I digress.
Keeping a secret from my parents was strange and I didn't particularly like it. It felt like I was deceiving them, which was never my intention, and when they eventually found out from my sister, they chuckled at the fact that I'd been too shy to talk to them, but that was as far as it went - they didn't even find out that we broke up in April until they asked if I was still with the young fellow in November last year.
EmilyJaneCole
Commented 67 months ago - 1st November 2010 - 16:15pm
I didn't tell my parents (tbh I'd only known him a week and been bf and gf for a day... long story) so my mum and 2 sisters took it upon themselves to add him on FB then invite him to a family party a week later - ohhmiigod. Beat that for repercussions :p x
SamuelPatterson
Commented 67 months ago - 1st November 2010 - 22:27pm
Wow! If anything, that to me seems like even more of a reason to tell your parents. You just need to sit them down and let them know they're coming on too strong, and to just let things develop. If, when it seems like things are going well, you feel s/he should meet your parents, then you can just have him/her pop over to say hi before you go out, then a slightly longer stay, so you're just working him into normal life, then when things are going well, you can have them over for dinner or something..... when did I start giving advice??
x_molz_x21
Commented 67 months ago - 2nd November 2010 - 15:41pm
look this happened to me and i just told m parents it got nothing to do with them becasue it me and i know they just looking after me but they need to let me do thinks on my own