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15 Worst Moments When Meeting The Parents

15 Worst Moments When Meeting The Parents

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Meeting the parents of your significant other is fraught with peril. You want to make a good impression, but these are the people wired to think you couldn’t possibly be good enough for their child. So while the whole experience is usually sweat-enducing and cringe-worthy, here are the 15 worst moments when meeting the parents.

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SodaHead.com

The moment when you misread the hug v. handshake

Awkward under the best of circumstances, meeting somebody for the first time always elicits the will-they-or-won’t-they moment – hug or handshake? Now you’re left doing the side-to-side dance while you figure it out. Even worse is when somebody goes for the kiss on the cheek, and makes an unfortunate miss.

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Heartland.org

The moment you forget to watch your potty mouth

We all let slip a curse word here and there, but it’s really not the best time when you’re in front of the parents. Best case scenario, you just let out a “s***” when you stubbed your toe. Worst case, you’ve just called your girlfriend’s father a son of a b****.

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AustingWalters.com

The moment you start to tell a story, forgetting who you’re talking to

You have a fantastic tale about this one time you got wasted in Vegas and woke up next to a stripper. This isn’t the time for it. Try telling the one about how you volunteered at an animal shelter or saved a kid from drowning.

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TheProvince.com

The moment you accidentally run over their prize garden

Normally, you’re a fine driver, but the combined pressure of the meeting and your slippery, sweaty hands on the steering wheel make you jerk to the right and run over the pansies they have been painstakingly growing for months. Could have been worse though – it could have been the cat.

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WomensPost.ca

The moment you realize you can’t eat anything they’ve cooked

Your boyfriend/girlfriend forget to tell the parents that you’re a vegetarian, and they’ve put together a lovely roast pork dinner. Do you eat, sacrificing your morals and potentially getting super sick? Or do you pick slyly at the side dishes and hope nobody notices?

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EPA.gov

The moment you really have to go

Nobody likes to do it at a stranger’s house, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. Just pray that it’s quick and the conversation carries on loud enough.

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CWU.edu

The moment you run into them when you really wish you hadn’t

Sadly, they’ve decided to run into the convenience store to grab some more vitamins and cleaning supplies the same day you and their child needed more condoms. And now you’re standing in front of them at the check-out line, wishing the ground would swallow you whole.

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SodaHead.com

The moment you realize they’re packing heat

Looks like mom and dad are gun enthusiasts, and they have all manner of firearms to point in your direction if you mess up. And since they’ve got hunting rifles, handguns, and various shotguns, you know they know what they’re doing.

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TheInternetPetVet.com

The moment the dog doesn’t like you

The beloved family dog, Rover, has taken an instant dislike to you and wants to make sure you know it. If the throaty growls aren’t enough, the teeth marks on your pants leg should probably clue you in. Just hope that the rest of the family doesn’t put too much stock in Rover’s opinion.

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UMN.edu

The moment you’re unforgivably late

You left the house in plenty of time, but the forces in the universe conspired to make sure that you made a bad first impression. Snarled traffic held you up, then the two flat tires, then the poor directions that took you to the other side of town, and now it’s nearly an hour after you were supposed to arrive. At this point, it might just be better to bail and find a new boyfriend/girlfriend.

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VIsiHow.com

The moment you realize you have NOTHING in common

You’re a liberal, they’re conservative. You’re a dog person, they like cats. You were raised Jewish, they’re devout Catholics. You don’t stand a chance when it comes to making conversation. “Uh, do you like toast?”

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Swide.com

The moment they bring up your long-standing family feud

You were never made aware of your family’s long-time feud with them, but apparently your great-great-grandfather robbed theirs years ago. It may have been nearly a century, but that doesn’t mean the hatchet has been buried. Basically, you’re the Capulets and they’re the Montagues, and this is going to end badly.

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USAT.Wordpress.com

The moment you insult their idol

You were just trying to be funny, but who knew your description of Lebron James as a spoiled, self-important, egotistical airhead would cause so much offense? Quickly, backtrack while you can!

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EveryPlaceInteresting.com

The moment you let it rip

You’re nervous, and you had chili for lunch. And there’s no dog to blame it on, so it is squarely on your shoulders.

 

Your boyfriend/girlfriend forget to tell the parents that you’re a vegetarian, and they’ve put together a lovely roast pork dinner. Do you eat, sacrificing your morals and potentially getting super sick? Or do you pick slyly at the side dishes and hope nobody notices?

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BP.Blogspot.com

The moment they realize they know you from somewhere

You couldn’t place where you knew dad from, but now you’ve just remembered that you were both at the bar last week. The bar where you ended up shirtless in a puddle of your own pee. And the look he’s giving you across the table now makes you completely sure he saw the whole thing.