Foolproof Ways To Introduce Her To Your Family

Contrary to your family’s expectations, you have decided on a girl instead of waiting for the decision to come from your folks! So what now? You plan to go ahead and spend the life with her but have you thought about when to introduce her to your parents? This probably is the trickiest part and especially so in India where the parents’ approval for a partner is considered sacrosanct. Discussing with your friends and siblings may really help you out on how to introduce your girlfriend to your parents. Mind you, you may have already aced many exams in life but deciding on when to introduce her to your parents may be the trickiest of all!

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Thanks to the way she guided you, your meeting with her folks was a cakewalk; but have you decided on how to introduce your girlfriend to your parents? Mind you, nobody knows your family better than you do and deciding on when to introduce her to your parents will really decide how she fares and it is really your responsibility after all! Parents are possessive of their sons and when their sons present a woman as a partner to them, all signs of possessiveness come out with the situation sometimes hinging on the nasty! Hence it does matter how you condition or rather coach both parties beforehand. Timing is important and when to introduce her to your parents may determine how they like her.

We suggest a few ways on how to introduce your girlfriend to your parents:

Help your parents visualise her: Try and talk to your parents casually on what actually your girlfriend is like. This really helps when they are not in a shock the first time they meet her. Handing them her photos may help more.

A level of formal introduction does help: Your introduction between the two sides should have a layer of formality. It is always good to let your parents and family decide on when to become informal with her!

Educate her on your parents: Before deciding on when to introduce her to your parents, try to explain to her what exactly is your family is like. Try touching down gently on things she needs to be careful about while talking to your parents and at the same time, tell her how loving and caring they are.

Let her talk to your mom on phone: while deciding on how to introduce your girlfriend to your parents, you may think about letting her talk to your mom and dad, accidentally of course at first. This may help them connect well before they meet each other.

Reassure her: Every girl becomes nervous before meeting her prospective in-laws and she is no exception. Try to reassure her. This will surely boost her confidence before D-day!

Convey to your parents that you intend to marry her: The most important of all. All your plans on how to introduce her to your parents will fail if your parents are not aware about your seriousness to marry her. Hence before you decide on when to introduce her to your parents, convey to them that you love each other to the fullest and their support is critical to take this relationship forward!