Would telling them, "We're Pregnant!" be a good way to break the ice?
2007-08-01 11:42:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
She really isn't pregnant.
2007-08-01 11:46:40 · update #1
It would probably be best NOT to do that one - her parents sense of humour might not be the same as yours.
Just be polite and attentive and don't fart and I'm sure they'll be impressed with you!!
2007-08-01 11:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by niccilicci 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Now, if you were a gay couple, I would say yes.
Did you know that Kevlar and cavelier sound similar?
I wouldn't be as cavelier about it as you sound in your question. I assume that's nerves.
If your apartment has any furniture made out of beer cans, if your car is a two-seater, or worse, you ride a motorcycle, if you work two jobs, if you're a drummer in a traveling band, if you have posters of strippers on your walls, if you have lawn chairs for furniture, if don't have food in the house because you order pizza every day, if you can't use the tub because there is a hole through it to the basement, if there are bullet holes in your bedroom walls (from the inside out), if you have no books on your book shelves, if at any time during their visit, very bad people come calling, if you are wearing a home incarceration ankle alarm, if you don't have a job, if you refer to your girlfriend as a piece of *** or your old lady, then you're dead meat.
But, it doesn't matter if you're a saint. This news will not get a happy reaction from her parents. Your actions about each other should shout caring, excitement and love.
These are parents. They love her. They may still be able to see her in diapers, all precious and pink from the delivery room. Now, you come along. They see you as the unknown quantity all full of sperm and Satan. So when you tell them that their pink, precious package that practically just got home from the hospital has been poisoned from your demon loins, it might not go very well.
I would do everything that SCREAMS "I love her, I want to take care of her, I am a responsible person, and I want this child." And this is important, make them comfortable that her life's plans will not change. If she was going to college, beauty school or whatever, NOTHING CHANGES! Her life plans will go on.
I strongly urge you to let your girlfriend take the lead. Let her tell her parents. Let her figure out when the moment is right. You're there for reassurance. Your job is to back her up and you go all out to reassure them.
Does Kevlar rhyme with anything else?
2007-08-01 19:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by CHARLES T 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No especially if they are meeting for the first time show them your good points about yourself and then break the ice
2007-08-01 19:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not! That's a sure way to rub them the wrong way. Instead, when you meet her father, call him "Sir" and give him a nice firm handshake. When you meet her mother, compliment her...something like "Wonderful to meet you Mrs. so and so, I see where Janey got her beautiful eyes." Avoid any reference to the fact that you are having sex with their daughter...of course they know you are, but they also want to know that you respect their daughter and are in it for more than just sex...and jokes about knocking her up aren't going to sell that.
This may all sound old-fashioned, but some things don't change.
2007-08-01 22:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by missbeans 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people don't take jokes as well as others. If I were you I would just be polite, ask them questions about themselves, and answer their questions, let them see you actually want to be there meeting them. Parents tend to like when their daughters date humble, respectable, and polite guys.
Tip: If they end up being crazy or you don't really like them, bite your tongue. Remember they're her parents & you should always try to avoid saying negative things about them. Negative comments could really hurt your girlfriends feelings.
2007-08-01 19:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by Kimi Cabanna 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. I probably wouldn't start off with that news. Can you meet them first, have good conversation and maybe break the news a while later - maybe a few days, couple of weeks, perhaps a month?
2007-08-01 18:46:05 · answer #6 · answered by Rita 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well good luck meeting the parents its always been a nervous thing for me. Cause that is a big step in the relationship
2007-08-01 18:51:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No pregnancy jokes! Just be courteous, respectful, even funny. But, NEVER go even just a bit too far with the humor. Have a nice, confident SMILE : - )
2007-08-01 18:49:10 · answer #8 · answered by Carrie H 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hope you're just kidding. Just be kind and considerate, and show off your best personality!! Remember, first impressions.....And let them see the way you look at her whenever she's in the room; with love. Be yourself on your best behavior. :)
2007-08-01 19:44:10 · answer #9 · answered by LadyLynn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does Your Wife Know!!
See I Pay attention, even if noone else does!
And No it would not be a good beginning!
2007-08-01 20:41:49 · answer #10 · answered by ryl65 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋