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I'm not a huge fan of my SO's parents. His mom stresses the shit out of me and his dad is kind of a racist, sexist asshole...BUT they're his family and soon they're going to be MY family. They're not going to change, I've accepted who they are (much like I've had to accept my own parents) and I'm working on ways to be less stressed out by his mom and less insulted by his dad. They both really like me, so that helps, but the reason they like me is that I listen to their stories. It's the least I can do, they raised an awesome life partner for me. My advice would be to talk to your gf and try to get her to understand that this is your family and if she's going to be part of your family she's going to have to sit through some uncomfortable dinners. If she can't stand a bit of discomfort for an evening, you're going to have bigger problems in your marriage. Life sometimes requires us to be uncomfortable. We can't just say "I don't wanna" and go to our rooms. She's not 12 anymore. Right? Besides, your parents aren't going to be around forever...
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