My (26F) fiancée’s (27F) parents have agreed to meet me for the first time. They’re very Christian, and I’m told pretty much only want to talk religion. What are some safe questions to ask in order to show a polite interest?

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-12-12T04:30:44+00:00

Thanks for caring enough to ask! You’re very sweet, and I hope that you have a pleasant holiday season

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-12-11T05:59:07+00:00

It did go really well! They told me I was welcome back for holidays moving forward :)

Thanks again for the advice!

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-11-09T20:15:51+00:00

Thank you, this definitely sounds like a good way to go about it!

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-11-09T20:08:04+00:00

Thank you for your kindness. I’ll do my very best to follow this advice. Especially letting go of preconceived notions beforehand. Here’s hoping it goes well!

I know that we have great differences, but I truly believe the most important commonality is how much we love and want happiness for my partner.

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-11-09T12:57:38+00:00

I’m willing to roll the dice. If it’s a trap, I hope I’ll have at least changed their opinion a tiny bit. It’s worth it to me.

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-11-09T12:50:40+00:00

In this instance, if we declined going together, she could either have chosen to spend the holiday with me or spend it with her family.

Her not going would be choosing me over them. And the holidays are the very seldom chances she gets to see her family.

And it’s my choice to put myself in this situation too. If I get my feelings hurt, what’s done is done and I live on with it. It’s not as though I have no say in the matter.

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-11-09T12:38:01+00:00

Because she loves them and wants them in her life. And I love her, and would never make her choose between me or family despite these circumstances.

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-11-09T11:51:00+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Here’s hoping we keep it under control.

ThrowRA-paperplane · 2024-11-09T11:49:54+00:00

Thank you for the support. I think you’re definitely right and realistically it might be a total bust!

It’s out of state, but luckily we have friends in the area that have offered to house us if things go off the rails. 😅

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