According to a Metro poll , loved-up respondents worry that everything from their accent to their table manners will leave a bad taste in their partner’s parents’ mouths.
I can relate. My previous introductions to loved ones’ ma and das left me a stuttering wreck, too nervous to say my own name – much less effortlessly converse.
But for a poster to Reddit’s r/AmIOverreacting , his first meeting with his girlfriend’s dad went even worse than someone eager to make a “good impression” could have thought.
In fact, the original poster (OP) felt so disrespected that he flat-out left the introductory dinner. So, we asked the founder of Etiquette Expert , Jo Hayes, about how to handle the tricky situation.
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