{"id":37581,"date":"2017-12-24T20:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/story\/7-thoughts-first-meet-partners-parents"},"modified":"2018-01-04T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T13:14:09","slug":"7-thoughts-first-meet-partners-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/us\/story\/7-thoughts-first-meet-partners-parents","title":{"rendered":"7 Thoughts You Have When You First Meet Your Partners Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/mEqMknMZWh1Fm\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" red confused awkward how dazed GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Meeting your SO\u2019s parents for the first time is a task that would even make badass Katniss Evergreen quake in her combats. Here\u2019s just some of the irrational thoughts you can expect during the encounter.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/31lPv5L3aIvTi\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" happy friends excited yay clapping GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1. Does this mean we&#8217;re in a ~serious~ relationship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Most people don\u2019t let just anyone meet their parents (unless accidentally of course). If you\u2019ve been invited to their childhood home, they might just super be into you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/iB37W6VDrWWAw\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" film 90s clothes clueless amy heckerling GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2. What should I wear?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0This is usually my biggest dilemma for any occasion. Do you wear a sweater to cover your modesty, or dress to impress? Send help and a stylist ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/grvWCdZLKyRLq\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" reaction queue reaction s yourreactions kill me now GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3. How do I behave?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0You can\u2019t help but overthink the entire situation with a sprinkle of irrationality. Should I act like the perfect future housewife, or laugh like a hyena at the inevitable dad jokes. Where\u2019s the instruction manual?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/ywfstpGWp9vqM\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" david beckham laurence GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4. Is his dad hot?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 It\u2019s important to know if your boo is gonna be a certified DILF too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/CPskAi4C6WLHa\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" reaction baby mrw confused how GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5. Should I also try asking questions?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 Or will the mum automatically assume I\u2019m nosy and overbearing? Or if I don\u2019t, will she think I\u2019m rude? Do I compliment their home? Where\u2019s the nearest exit pls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/xUA7aP05OSTwjR51Ic\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Paley Center for Media praying hopeful hoping fingers crossed GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6. Do they like me?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Hopefully, the entire ordeal has been worthwhile by getting approval from his famalam. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/aa9VQ6gg5wCBy\/giphy.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" paper bag breathing almost perfectloops GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7. Am I breathing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Probably not.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">GIPH Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/chrissy-nancy-odell-mEqMknMZWh1Fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Giphy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Meeting your SO\u2019s parents for the first time is a task that would even make badass Katniss Evergreen quake in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[123],"tags":[4090,3108,4091,4092,3576],"class_list":["post-37581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-us-2","tag-awkward-us","tag-life-us","tag-meet-us","tag-parents-us","tag-stages-us"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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