Meeting Girlfriends Parents/Playing Poker Summer Job

[RoundGuy]

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Anyone who says it's a good idea to tell the truth about the poker is very naive or too open-minded. Most adults will automatically dismiss you if you tell them you play poker for a living. I guess how much you reveal depends on how close a relationship you plan to maintain with the parents.

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I wouldn't have a problem with it, but I'm certainly in the minority because I'm a poker playing parent. However, he still wouldn't get off easy with me. I can assure you the next question out my mouth would be, "May I see your PT stats, please?"

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

[censored] all this [censored]. Tell them you play poker.

[andyakb]

These situations suck enough with random parents, and I can imagine would be worse with a girlfriend's parents.

What typically happens for me [19yo, just finished first year of college] is a parent or whoever else will go, "So what are you doing this summer?" Obviously asking where you are working. I just respond "Taking it easy really, just trying to play a lot of golf." If you dont come off as a bum [dress and speak well, etc.], then a lot of times the questions end there. Sometimes they follow up with, "Well are you working anywhere?" And at that point you really need to judge how they will respond to what you say. If you dont think it will be a big deal, then just tell them what you do. What I usually say if I think people will react negatively is, "Well I worked a lot during the school year the past few years and have enough saved up that I dont need to really work much this summer other than some odd jobs here and there."

This is usually just for parents of friends/acquaintances, but for a girlfriend's parent [who Id imagine you plan on seeing again], I would lean towards telling the truth. Maybe they will think you are a degen at first, but if you treat their daughter well, their opinion will change.

[Vyse]

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[censored] all this [censored]. Tell them you play poker.

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[hoyasnaxa]

Do not say you are a poker player. So you are a drug dealing gay whore.

[tarheeljks]

ask your gf if she cares what you say.

[Big Poppa Smurf]

Tell them you play poker, then take them out to a nice dinner and pay for it. BAM problems all solved.

[firstyearclay]

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I thought the standard line for this was: "I beat up retards"?

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fyc

[RoundGuy]

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Do not say you are a poker player. So you are a drug dealing gay whore.

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Old Man: Well, at least you won't be trying to get naked with my daughter. Welcome.

[TheMetetron]

Slap them in the face with a stack of hundos.