well it doesn't necessarily have be games, does it? games are for 2 year olds. My advice is maybe dinner either @ home or out. That's enough for her to get to know him anyway, right? I don't even want my parents knwoing my boyfriend closely. ew.
I resent that! Games are NOT for two year olds . . . *says the 22 year old who brought Candyland to college*
Melanie, I think you should either play Settlers (no one can be unhappy while playing Settlers) or Betrayal at the House on the Hill (another wonderfully great game).
Or else you should take crazyj1181's advice and go out to a restaurant. It's not out of line for your mom to want to meet him, but it is out of line if she insists on an activity that Greg doesn't want to participate in. If she wants to get to know him, it should be doing somethihng he enjoys doing. Otherwise, what's the point?
Games are most definitely not for two year olds - considering I owned 42 Monopoly sets, umpteen Chutes and Ladders, and at least once I owned Tiddly Winks in the last 10 years. HOWEVER....your mother will force conversation on him the same way she does me... i.e. make Greg feel akward and as if he was being interrogated. Like Greg's meetings with your father, you NEED to have this in a public setting...dinner is usually the best way to do it, since your mom won't embarass herself (at least intentionally) in listening distance to others.
This is not going to turn out well...I have a gut feeling about this one, and it's a bad one...
Parents will always feel the need to ask 20 questions, and I think when they provide a nice dinner it makes them feel less guilty about it. From all I've read, Greg seems like good people, so I'm sure he can do the mom inviting him to do dinner thing just fine. Boyfriends everywhere come out of this thing alive.
Games? Just avoid Monopoly. Or anything competitive for that matter. Whatever route you decide to take, good luck!
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Melanie, I think you should either play Settlers (no one can be unhappy while playing Settlers) or Betrayal at the House on the Hill (another wonderfully great game).
Or else you should take crazyj1181's advice and go out to a restaurant. It's not out of line for your mom to want to meet him, but it is out of line if she insists on an activity that Greg doesn't want to participate in. If she wants to get to know him, it should be doing somethihng he enjoys doing. Otherwise, what's the point?
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This is not going to turn out well...I have a gut feeling about this one, and it's a bad one...
*Stays tuned*
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Parents will always feel the need to ask 20 questions, and I think when they provide a nice dinner it makes them feel less guilty about it. From all I've read, Greg seems like good people, so I'm sure he can do the mom inviting him to do dinner thing just fine. Boyfriends everywhere come out of this thing alive.
Games? Just avoid Monopoly. Or anything competitive for that matter. Whatever route you decide to take, good luck!
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