Re: Meeting Girlfriends Parents/Playing Poker Summer Job
 

Just tell them you're a latex salesman for Vandelay Industries.

Re: Meeting Girlfriends Parents/Playing Poker Summer Job
 

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What company?
Where are they located?
What's your bosses name?
Who else works there?

Yeah, foolproof.

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Unless her parents work for the gestapo or something it's unlikely that this series of questions will come up

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You are obviously not a parent.

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Sampson and Goldstein, 189 Broad St. (your town, your state) boss is Jonathan Goldstein, small ambulance chaser lawyers basically, I type up some documents and keep the coffee hot.

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LOL. No chance this will work with me (the parent).

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Do you suck at lying so bad that you couldn't come up with that [censored] off hand? Jesus christ.

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I lie very well, but I'm 43. I'm an even better lie detector -- especially when it's lying punks that want to bang my daughter.

Re: Meeting Girlfriends Parents/Playing Poker Summer Job
 

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This is really full-proof.

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What company?
Where are they located?
What's your bosses name?
Who else works there?

Yeah, foolproof.

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If they ask these questions, you need to leave ASAP.

Re: Meeting Girlfriends Parents/Playing Poker Summer Job
 

[ QUOTE ]
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What company?
Where are they located?
What's your bosses name?
Who else works there?

Yeah, foolproof.

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Unless her parents work for the gestapo or something it's unlikely that this series of questions will come up

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You are obviously not a parent.

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Sampson and Goldstein, 189 Broad St. (your town, your state) boss is Jonathan Goldstein, small ambulance chaser lawyers basically, I type up some documents and keep the coffee hot.

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LOL. No chance this will work with me (the parent).

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Do you suck at lying so bad that you couldn't come up with that [censored] off hand? Jesus christ.

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I lie very well, but I'm 43. I'm an even better lie detector -- especially when it's lying punks that want to bang my daughter.

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I dunno man... my girlfriend's parents never grilled me about what I did/do, although I will admit I've been looking at this from the perspective of a 24-year-old... if OP is like 16 or something her parents might look at it differently. But honestly I've temped in bush-league little legal offices before, I don't see how making one up is so obviously transparent. A lot of it depends on how good of a liar you are though.

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Just say you play poker, lying is completely unnecessary. If this relationship is actually going somewhere you really think down the line after the parents get to know you they are going to care more that you played poker for a summer than that you lied to them about what you did for a summer?

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In all honesty guy, if you want the parents to like you AND respect you, tell them the truth.

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I dunno man... my girlfriend's parents never grilled me about what I did/do, although I will admit I've been looking at this from the perspective of a 24-year-old... if OP is like 16 or something her parents might look at it differently. But honestly I've temped in bush-league little legal offices before, I don't see how making one up is so obviously transparent. A lot of it depends on how good of a liar you are though.

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I have no idea how old the OP is, but he did say he was meeting them for the first time. Getting a good old-fashioned grilling from the old man needs to be expected (which is the reason for his post).

Let's just say I'd like to be a fly on the wall if the old man is like me, and he thinks he's being lied to...

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Just tell them you haven't found a summer job yet. This results in no more questions being asked about what you do. Sure this sorta makes you look like a slacker, but it will go over way better then telling them you're playing cards, or trying to make up a fake job.

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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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Uhhhmmm, as stated by someone before, how does the girlfriend think about you lying to her parents? I guess she will be there when these conversations take place, or at least find out what you answered.