It is not I that needs a date. This is for a friend.
2007-05-23 18:08:35 · 8 answers · asked by Valerie 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
My daughter brought her boyfriend to her great-grandma's funeral. (age 99) He's now her husband. It was more out of respect than anything else. An added benefit was he got to meet the entire family. I think it's more a case-by-case thing.
2007-05-24 01:31:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would the others attending the wake know this just a date or would they assume it's your friends boyfriend?
If it's just a date...no, don't bring...it's tacky. Plus, why would anyone want to go to something like that for someone they didn't know?
If these two are actually in a relationship...yes, it's ok to bring.
2007-05-23 19:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by gibby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not a good idea. Uncomfortable for them and weird for others. Unless you have been together for a while, that is. I was the "unknown woman" at a funeral/wake last year. The deceased was my boyfriend's good friend that had moved away. I knew several of the attendees, but not the deceased or his wife. Awkward, to say the least.
2007-05-23 19:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by redwalnut 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you need support, ask a date. If not, no. It is not a dating place, it is not the time to yell 'free food" and dive in, nor feed a date for free.
It would be a good time for the date to be around, if you are serious about them. It would present them in a good light, to go to a stranger's wake, just to support you.
2007-05-24 03:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by riversconfluence 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless the deceased is a close family member, I would have to say "no"...Unless you think that you will be to upset to be by yourself, and need that shoulder to lean on...then I would say go ahead and bring that person...
2007-05-23 18:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by millerdealer 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would say "no" but I don't know the situation... typically, wakes aren't a happy happy sort of date...
2007-05-23 18:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by Sage B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not unless the date actually knew the deceased. It is inappropriate.
2007-05-23 18:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by Jen 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Why would you ?
2007-05-23 18:17:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋