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I was staying over and he introduced me. Pretty simple. Haha
Ah, I was dating my FI for four months before his mom, grandma and little sister came to visit. It was a bit too much at the time, but we went to restaurants, sight seing, and really got along great. First time I met his dad and his stepmom was more "stiff", we went home to their place, felt formal ofc. I felt abit awkward, embarrassed. But all together it was a great experience. They were so surprised that we already lived together when we met. LOL. They took it pretty fine though. :)
My husband & I had been dating about a month. There was a big show going on in town & his dad was going. His dad asked if he & I wanted to go so the two of them picked me up. We went out to dinner & to the show.
I met his mom after my husband & I had been together a few years & was engaged. I met her at his mamaws house. She had lived else where & just moved back.
I drove my FI home for Christmas the first year we were dating because it meant that he wouldn't have to leave until later. I met his mum then and it went very well. I think it helped that I was clearly into her son if I was willing to drive 2 hours each way just to hang out with him longer. It also helped that she's an awesome person and is really easy to get to know.
The first time I was in her house, she was embarrassed because she had a stripper pole in her living room. That made me love her right away!
My FI's family live in a different part of the country. I met his mom, brother, and extended family in his hometown when we went on vacation there to see them. I met his dad, stepmom, and half siblings a few days later at their house :)
I was working on site manging some volunteers, during a very hot summer day. I called my SO up after work was done and asked what he was up to, and he invited me over for dinner. (He lived at home, and up to that point he made sure we never hung out at his house while his parents were around) We didn't live in the same town, and I was unable to go back home and change, so i showed up wearing dirty jeans and a t-shirt, with a little bit of sweat going on too! They were very accepting and understood that I wasn't planning on coming over and was not looking my best! I met his brother and his family for a 4th of July party at his parents house, so I was a little more prepared!
I flew into Buenos Aires, AR and drove 5 hours on a bus to get into the middle of no where. It was amazing, things are so different in the countryside-like totally outdated, very refreshing.
Everyone- uncles, cousins, women , children, double kissed and hugged me and told me I was beautiful . They then asked how many children we wanted ( we werent even engaged lol).
This was all through translation because I knew about zero spanish. I'd have to say it was pretty cool to meet people and have no idea what their saying, but just to know its great by the smiles and joy in their voice.
Then in the city, where we have an apartment, I met the accountant, the lawyer , the hairstylist and basically everyone that is a part of their lives. Its like one big family. I met my MIL in the states when my husband brought me over to one of her salons to get my hair highlighted...it is a bit of an odd situation when the first encounter is entrusting your hair with a stranger...even if it was horrible I was determined to say I love it! lol luckily it was fabulous.
About three months later we all started living together, so now my MIL are like best friends. Wouldn't change it for the world.
I met ALLLLL of my IL's, as well as their distant relatives and family friends at my BIL's college graduation party that my IL's hosted about a month after DH and I started dating. It was pretty intense. DH got drunk and sprayed me in the eyes with bug spray THEN he and his brother were fighting (stupid drunk wrestling that never ends well) so their dad decided to "cool them off" by throwing a bucket of ice water (which housed the keg minutes earlier) on them. DH pulled me infront of him right as my FIL let go of the bucket and it completely drenched me. My MIL was absolutely mortified and wouldn't stop apologizing. DH and his brother were actually rolling on the ground laughing. And yep, I still married him. I'll get him back someday... when he least expects it.
FH and I had been officially dating for 2-3 weeks when we decided to book a trip to Vegas together for the following month...lol.
I knew I couldn't go away with him and not have my parents meet him, so we went to my parents' for dinner a week or so later. The week after that, FH decided to smoke some chicken and invite his family to his house. His mom had found out he had a GF because she saw the reservations he made for Vegas with my name on them when she was over his house previously, and asked who I was...
When his family came over they were really nice and we all got along!
Great storied ladies! Keep them coming.
@UpstateCait: Thats a GREAT story! I can only imagine the surprise on your face when you goet drenched. Lol. Well at least you were a trooper and still married him. lol
HA! Which time the drunk time or the real time?
He actually lived at home so I kind of had no choice, his parents are older and like never leave the house. We'd gone to dinner and planned on going back to his room to watch a movie we rented and in my nervousness I probably downed like 6 or 7 whiskey and diets(why he didn't think stopping me was a good choice, I'll never know) buuut I walked in said my name waived and excused myself to the restroom and hid in his room until we heard them go to bed.
When I REALLY met them we were headed to the park and his sisters happened to be over (in hindsight I was being ambushed) but he "forgot something" and had to stop in. and so we sat and had fantastically awkward conversation.
I met my SO's parents on a random visit 3 months into our relationship. They called and asked if he wanted to come by and he asked if I could come along. It was not a great first impression. I have a small tattoo of a butterfly on my wrist that I got with my mother and I was told by my SO's father that he "hated" people with tattoos and why would I do something like that. Unfortunately that was the first of many more insults and personal attacks that I've endured and continue to endure over the course of our relationship. the most recent was in July.
My SO got into a graduate program away from home and naturally I was going with him (been together 3 years and have been living together for 2) he told me that I had no business being with his son and he wished that his son would have waited..he started to say for someone else but stopped before "else" and said "well that's just my opinion". can't wait for christmas this year :) (obvious sarcasm lol) sorry that turned into a rant!
@MrsDiddles: Your story is cute! (My FI is 6'3"and abt 260 and I am 5'4" as well....)
I meet my FIL's in various situations. One FSIL I meet when I was in her town for work. MY FI, who I had been dating for about 1 1/2 months and went over to visit me. I got to sit awkwardly in his sisters livingroom and then we went to eat before I had to go to work...
FMIL and another FSIL I meet last Thanksgiving after we had been dating about 4 or 5 months.
and FFIL and last FSIL I meet at my FI's college graduation last May (they both live farther away)
no fun stories really... :( (but his mom found out we were dating for abt a month after he changed his status on FB and his aunt saw it and told FMIL)
His mum was holding a party and we were both invited. It was lovely. I've still not met SOs dad... (his parents are separated)
I actually met SO's mom and brother before I met SO. His mom worked at the high school that I attended. His brother graduated from that same school two years after I did. SO also went to this same school but is several years older than I am, so we never met in school.
Everyone had asked me: Oh, have you met Toni?? I would say "not yet" and they'd just laugh or said "oh.... good luck".
We went over to their house so my Husband could pick something up while they weren't home, I sat down in a chair in the living room and waited for DH. Then the door opened. His mom came in and looked at me and said "Wait here". She went upstairs came back down with a camera, took my picture and said "If you hurt my son, I have your picture and will find you and hurt you".
She's a very sarcastic lady, we have an amazing relationship, but I was SO SCARED of her the first couple months!
I met my FIL right about the time DH and I started dating. He, DH, one of my BsIlL and a toddler nephew were going skiing. DH had been asking me to go with them, but I was politely refusing (having never skied before, and being terrified of the idea). All 4 of them turned their gorgeous blue eyes on me and gave me puppy dog faces. Apparently I'm a sucker for those eyes.
I "met" my MIL during the 2008 campaign. She was sending me emails regarding how awful she believed one of the candidates to be (and I agreed). I met her in person for the first time that Thanksgiving. It was also my first time meeting the rest of his family.
Not too interesting of a story. I was needlessly terrified to meet them all, but they're more of a family to me than my own now. I call my IL's my "bonus parents".
We were dating a couple of months, but had gotten really serious really fast (were already talking about moving in together). I forget if there was a particular occasion, but we took the train out to Westchester to spend the day with his family... I was really nervous, and he told me not to worry because he'd brought a ton of girls home before so they'd just assume it wasn't very serious. Thanks - that really helped!
My major memory is that I got AWFUL, AWFUL allergies. I was basically a sneezing sniffling wreck with a tissue in front of my face the whole time. I felt so antisocial and gross - ugh! Fortunately, they were super nice and didn't hold it against me and we got along better the next time, when I could actually breathe.
@.twist.: I'd be terrified! I'm glad you get along great now tho.
I met my DH's parents after a few weeks of dating. He took me over to the house and both his parents and youngest sister were super welcoming and nice to me. She's a fellow artist and was excited to show me her work, so we bonded instantly. I met his older sister after only dating him for a few days and she wasn't rude, just a little standoffish (later I found she was super shy and she's a wonderful SIL to me now). I really hit the IL jackpot and am so lucky. They truely ARE my family.
ETA: Sorry my spelling has been awful today!
I met all my FIs siblings several months before his parents. His family are all major film buffs, and every year, all the siblings and their spouses and adult children go to the True/False Film Festival in Columbia Missouri, which is a fantastic documentary film festival. So three years ago, while we were still just dating, he asked me to go to the festival with him, and meet his brothers and sisters. I went with him, saw 13 phenomenal documentaries, and between films, spent time with all of his family. Right away I felt like a member of their clan. It was amazing to meet people who loved film and documentaries as much as I do. While we were doing that, their parents were staying in their condo in Florida, which they do every year from December to April.
Fast forward a few months, and my FIs parents rented a freakingly huge beach house in Isle of Palms in South Carolina. That's where I officially met his mom and dad, and spent a whole week with his brothers and sisters families-22 people total in that beach house. We spent the days at the beach or doing the tourist bit, and the evenings playing cards or board games or charades. It was probably one of the most fun weeks of my life. I feel really really lucky, not just to have met the love of my life, but to be joining such a great, fun family of super smart and kind people. They couldn't be more welcoming or loving.
Oh wow, I just realized that we met at Thanksgiving 3 years ago!
@MrsDiddles: His mom drove us to see The Lost World: Jurassic Park on our first date. :) Can't remember how I met his dad. Probably when I went over to his house for the first time. Didn't realize it was going to be such a big moment at the time.
My FMIL is sort of quiet and shy, a good Catholic with a very sweet nature. I am a borderline atheist who loves to drink and curse and, at the time, smoke. We had dinner at my house with my mom and some friends, and I tried to be on my best behavior, but in the end I could only be myself. I think she was sort of fascinated by me and my mom (who is like me), and really wasn't judgemental like I thought she would be. Now I love feeding her one too many glasses of wine! She said the other night that she was finally getting the daughter she always wanted, and while I'm sure I'm not EXACTLY the one she wanted, lol, it was the sweetest thing anyone ever said to me.
FH's father died before we met. I had always thought of that as his tragedy, but now I feel a little of it too - I'll never know what it's like to have a father-in-law, and I think I would have really liked to.
I met my inlaws at a Charlotte Bobcats game. His dad's company had a suite so we met up with the fam for a celtics game - i was super nervous.
@FiftiesDoll3: Aww I'm so sorry you have to deal with such a suckty person as a FFIL. Thats so not cool.
@auggiefrog: Thanks! And that hilarious that his mom found out via FB. lol
@.twist.: That is CRAZY!!! I have no idea what I would do if that we're me. Probably poop my pants or something.
@SandyThePoet: I LOVE it. Thats kinda how my week with the inlaws was all well. I LOVE them now!
Anyone else care to share their In Law meetings????
We had just started dating (offically) in aug or sept and he asked me beginning of nov if I was going to go home with him for xmas or new years. It was still pretty new so I didnt know exactly how serious he was, and never brought it up, but of course I was psyched when he asked. And of course I said I would go! So I went down to spend new years with him and his family. They were (are) totally sweet and welcoming. Our second get together was in Hawaii on his family vacation 5 months after that.
DH and I had been dating an entire year when I finally flew out with him to visit his Mom and Step Dad. While we were there, his Dad and Step Mom actually made the trip out to visit us and meet me, since they live across the state from each other and we didn't have enough time to make two stops. It was a little bit tough just because I hadn't met any of them before and I was spending an entire week with his whole family, but since we had been together for so long and already talking about marriage it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Plus his parents are awesome, so that helped lol!!
My FI owns an Xbox 360 lounge and they were sponsering a midnight release event for MW2. My crazy ex boyfriend was stalking me and had shown up at my apartment (this was before FI and I started dating) so FI invited me to go to the event with him. His dad was there and he excited said (a little too loud) "Oh! Is that HER?!?!?!" It was pretty awkward but we talked about football and found out that we are from the same town. I met his step-mom and few weeks later and she and I got drunk and managed to destroy a blender! I love my FIL's!
My SO and I were both 17 and still living at home. We had been friends and gone to high school together. He had been to my house and met my parents plenty of times (and we often got teased by them for NOT dating!), I had never met his parents until we started dating. We went on maybe 5 official dates and finally one night we decided to stay in and watch a movie at his house. I barely made it in their side door (didn't make it the two steps up into their kitchen) and they both were there giving me the questions. I must have been there for an hour answering questions about my family, upbringing, schooling, plans for the future, etc. I was so intimidated! Later I realized his mother is just controlling and pushes everyone who wants to get close to her sons (she has 5) away...I however have thick skin and ignore her comments and here we are 3 years later :)
I actually met my FFIL in a really ackward way, I was at his house for the first time, and I was sitting in his bed room trying to fix one of his lizard lamps, and when his parents got home his mother was in the kitchen and my FI brushed up against her, and FFIL seen and started freaking out yelling "How would you like it if I went in there and pushed your girlfriend?!!?" yikes, lol i was pretty scared to come out and introduce myself. And to make it more ackward, at that point we didnt really talk about being "girlfriend and boyfriend".. it was just a really ackward situation. Luckly I havent seen that side of my inlaws since.
I don't have in laws. My FIs mother left his lie when he was 18 months old after a farily bad case of neglect and abuse. And his Dad passed away, while I remember my FI going to the funeral, I was only a very passing aquaintance at the time and it wasn't even on my radar to think about attending.
I have met younger half of his siblings (long story, his dad basically had kids with 3 different women). They came to our house for a BBQ once, and then half way through said they don;t eat BBQ.....which left me wondering why they came...
And it was that much of a disaster we pretty much havent seen them since. It is a shame though, but he is so cut of from his family.
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I saw this blog post from Miss. Foxy on the home page and it got me wondering, how did I meet my in laws. It's been 4 years and it seems so long ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday.
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My FI and I were dating only 2 months when he tore his ACL playing basketball. He had to get the correction surgery and do weeks of PT. We knew he wouldn't have been able to maneuver around his aunt's townhouse (a lot of steps), so I offered him to stay with me in my 1 bdrm apartment.
I met his aunt and uber religious uncles in the waiting room during his surgery. They then helped me get him in to my car and to my apartment. (FI is 6'3" 260lbs-I'm 5'4. lol)
About 1 month later, FI gets a call from his uncle begging him to join the family on their 10 day family reunion in Jamaica (their Jamaican.) FI didn't want to go because he knew he wouldn't have been as active as he would have been if he was 100%. After much pushing, my FI finally gave in and told his uncle that the only way he would go with the family is if I came with him. (*Cue my excitement)
At this point, we had only been together for 3 months or so but he was adamant. And this is also only 1 week until lift off. So his uncle paid for all of my expenses including rush passport charges. It was THE BEST trip I have ever taken (minus the awkwardness.)
We had 2 separate villas with a 10 person wait staff and chef prepared meals each day. It was amazing!
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So tell me how you Bee's met your FILs. Was it awkward? Were you embarrassed? Or did you feel right at home?!