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By kelizabeth - 05/08/2009 18:17 - United States

Today, I went with my fiancé to meet his parents. He was really sweet the whole way there, and once we got there he introduced me as 'the girl I'm going to marry'. His parents took one look at me and said, "Are you sure?" I laughed, because I thought they were joking. They weren't. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/04/2011 10:19 - Australia

Today, I came out to my parents. They nodded empathetically throughout my entire speech and told me repeatedly that it was okay. As I smiled and stood up, my dad asked, "But you're still going to marry a guy, right?" FML

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By Fiancé problemsss - 05/01/2014 07:11 - United States - Billings

Today, despite all of the pictures and proof of my fiancé, my parents still think I have an imaginary boyfriend. They met him, and were there when he proposed. They think it's all a joke. FML

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By ilivehere - 17/07/2013 14:20 - United States - Moline

Today, my boyfriend proposed to me at his parents' house. I was overjoyed. His mom hugged me with tears in her eyes. His father, who never really spoke before, hugged me a few hours later when we were alone, his hands traveling to my ass and whispering, "I can change your mind." FML

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By TearfulDaughter - 19/01/2011 17:45 - United States

Today, I planned on introducing my fiancé to my parents. After the introductions, and telling him how I hoped our relationship would have the same amount of love and commitment that has lasted my mother and father for 25 years, my parents awkwardly announced their imminent divorce. FML

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By octoberrain - 10/10/2011 23:16 - United States

Today, I brought my boyfriend over to meet the family. After several long moments of silence, one of my sisters burst out laughing, and asked, "Okay, who is this guy really?" FML

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By Anonymous - 09/01/2020 20:00

Today, my parents met my fiancée's parents for the first time in a large family gathering two weeks before our formal wedding. Both sets of parents were telling funny stories about our pasts. My dad's story won. He told how I spent a week in jail earlier this year. FML

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By justmyluck25 - 23/07/2010 12:59 - United States

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By Anonymous - 10/05/2013 23:16 - Switzerland - Saint Gallen

Today, I happily told my parents that my boyfriend proposed to me last night. My dad's response? "Marry that goofy bastard and you're out of the will." FML

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By storyofmylife - 23/02/2011 21:52 - United States

Today, my boyfriend proposed to me. Everything was going perfectly, right up until he brought me back to his house to tell his family the good news. When I excused myself to the restroom, I overheard his mom say, "I thought you were going to break up with that stupid slut?" Welcome to the family. FML

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By cdestarac - 10/01/2012 06:07 - United States

Today, I met my fiancé's parents for the first time. The only problem was that I was highly intoxicated. FML

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Thursday 6 August 2009 1:20

Well seeing as you got engaged before meeting his parents i'm assuming you hadn't been dating for very long. So it's quite possible that it wasn't anything against you, The "Are you sure" could of meant "Are you sure you want to get married, you haven't been dating long"

doodlebug93 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 1:30

i think you mean in-laws, not step parents. :)

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burning_bright 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 2:54

question! why didn't you meet his parents before you two got engaged? i don't understand why people wait until they are engaged to met their fiance's parents.. or did you meet them before and they just never liked you..

jemsmej 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 3:01

umm....at the moment, tattoos are more permanent than marriage.

Whirling_Kumquat 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 3:24

Uh yeah, seriously....this is 2009. People are changing spouses like pairs of shoes.

chunsa 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 3:25

lol @ 34

GeekBunny 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 3:30

Who cares what they think? They're not marrying you. If you make their son happy, they should be happy, if only for him. I've never understood the need for parental approval for marriage... as long as you're both adults, and you genuinely want to be together, it shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks. FY fiancee's life for having to put up with such judgmental parents.

FarSide 22

Thursday 6 August 2009 3:54

Some people have an odd, twisted sense of humor; when surprised, or placed into an awkward position, they will blurt out the wrong thing. I would think your fiancé would know the mind of his parents. If they were serious, I would have insisted that I be taken home immediately.

girlygirl666 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 5:54

Wow, FarSide- a normal, comment?? I'm stunned! OP- Maybe they didn't mean it in a bad way. They could be just the Thor of people that don't have much tact, and just blurt things out like FarSide said.

girlygirl666 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 6:01

Oops- edit the typo- * type- not * Thor. No idea how the hell that happened.

Neferria 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 4:09

Did you in turn ask him if he was sure he wanted them to be at the wedding? That would shut them up right quick.

p00p0ster0us 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 4:11

We don't know you. But that was a pretty jerk move they made. He shouldn't have taken them by surprise like that though. It's one thing to announce you're getting married, it's quite another to announce it during a freakin' introduction. Still, "Are you sure?" was absolutely the wrong thing for them to say, and it shows that they have little tact.

Protegas 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 4:18

Eh, always better to meet the parents, before deciding to get married. But that's just my opinion...

nikki1001 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 4:38

If you're engaged and never met the parents, then you either weren't together long enough to be engaged already, or his parents live far away from you and you never got the chance. Either way, that sucks, but at least you love each other so who cares?