Well, in light of all that has happened between my SO and I (speaking of good things here), and that since our first time seeing each other not long ago, it has crossed my mind on more than one occasion to finally bring it up to my parents about my boyfriend, about our situation, about, well... Everything.
...Noooo! Not the parents!
I had every intention of telling them about my SO after he visits me in October (Yay!) Or possibly a bit before, and letting them meet him or something. But it's really nerve-wracking over all to tell them, not only because of the fact this is an LDR, but also because of some differences between us that I'm not sure my parents (or at least my dad) would genuinely approve of. Now that being said, my parents are far from the terrors I read about on this website sometimes, and they wouldn't pester me to break up with him or anything, regardless of whether or not they're initially disapproving. Heck, I even think after some time, they would warm up to him, because he is a likable person once you get past his, er... 'Ness,' hah hah.
What terrifies me most about telling my parents isn't even the possible rejection I'll get, but because I have been a shining example of a daughter for all of my life, and I pride myself in, er, well... Being able to make my parents proud. It terrifies me to disappoint them, even if I logically know that they will never ever stop loving me for whatever it is I do. They're not the type of parents to disown you, not by a long shot. I've been able to get away with being with him for nearly a year, and heck, even travel to Canada without them asking many questions because I travel, quite frequently. So the idea of me traveling for seemingly no reason isn't really an odd one to them.
He, however, would be traveling here in October, and he does not trade, quite so much... So inevitably, his parents are going to ask about it, and he said that he would probably just tell them when the time came for him to let them know he was going out of country. I kind of wanted to tell my parents around the same time, but it's so darn stressful to even think about.
What did you guys do when it came time to tell your parents about your LDR? How did they react, and how do they react now?
...Noooo! Not the parents!
I had every intention of telling them about my SO after he visits me in October (Yay!) Or possibly a bit before, and letting them meet him or something. But it's really nerve-wracking over all to tell them, not only because of the fact this is an LDR, but also because of some differences between us that I'm not sure my parents (or at least my dad) would genuinely approve of. Now that being said, my parents are far from the terrors I read about on this website sometimes, and they wouldn't pester me to break up with him or anything, regardless of whether or not they're initially disapproving. Heck, I even think after some time, they would warm up to him, because he is a likable person once you get past his, er... 'Ness,' hah hah.
What terrifies me most about telling my parents isn't even the possible rejection I'll get, but because I have been a shining example of a daughter for all of my life, and I pride myself in, er, well... Being able to make my parents proud. It terrifies me to disappoint them, even if I logically know that they will never ever stop loving me for whatever it is I do. They're not the type of parents to disown you, not by a long shot. I've been able to get away with being with him for nearly a year, and heck, even travel to Canada without them asking many questions because I travel, quite frequently. So the idea of me traveling for seemingly no reason isn't really an odd one to them.
He, however, would be traveling here in October, and he does not trade, quite so much... So inevitably, his parents are going to ask about it, and he said that he would probably just tell them when the time came for him to let them know he was going out of country. I kind of wanted to tell my parents around the same time, but it's so darn stressful to even think about.
What did you guys do when it came time to tell your parents about your LDR? How did they react, and how do they react now?
Just want to make sure me and my SO will stick together before telling the parents. His parents do know though and they seem stoked about it :s
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Could you call him or Skype with him and let them talk to him? Maybe if they see him and chat a bit, they'll be more relaxed about the situation. 
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