Her parents disapprove, what's your play?

[kyleb]

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Tell them that while you understand why they approach you with trepidation, that IT'S OK, even though you and your parents are 10x more educated than them YOU DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON THEM. It's ok that some people choose to waste their whole lives making widgets (or even standing and watching while other people make the widgets), that's their choice and neither you nor your parents are judging. Pat him on the back and ask him how goes the family business.

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Well, I read the whole thread hoping someone hadn't said this, and it's the last post. [censored].

[Poon Jab]

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What is there to understand. Fact is if what her parents think is more important to her than what she thinks, and her love for you, than you need to walk away sooner rather than later.

C-Dog

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Have there been any OOT threads that I've missed where the advice hasn't been to dump the broad? Haha I [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] OOT.

[Hitchhiker]

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What is there to understand. Fact is if what her parents think is more important to her than what she thinks, and her love for you, than you need to walk away sooner rather than later.

C-Dog

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Just about the dumbest thing anyone can possibly say. And multiple people have said it...

No one really suggested that she cared more about what the parents thought than about him, and obv he doesn't want to run - otherwise, he wouldn't be asking for help.

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Tell them that while you understand why they approach you with trepidation, that IT'S OK, even though you and your parents are 10x more educated than them YOU DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON THEM. It's ok that some people choose to waste their whole lives making widgets (or even standing and watching while other people make the widgets), that's their choice and neither you nor your parents are judging. Pat him on the back and ask him how goes the family business.

Seriously, I don't have much to add, just do what you think works and hope for the best. Decent chance they'll like you better if you can figure out a way to meet. Good luck dude.

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QFT

[TheFaucet]

tell them you're Japanese

[TheFaucet]

inside joke

[danvh]

Be yourself. Granted the "Meeting Parents" version of yourself. Them not meeting you is actually a big plus, kinda. Its much better then them having met you and not liked you

[TheFaucet]

Also OP how old are you and how long have you been seeing this girl? Are you sure you want to settle down with this girl for good? What put an end to the engagement you mentioned?

[catalyst]

ask the father for a 10k fight yo. he will be impressed and hand over his daughter on a platter.

[vbm]

You're just an ivy-league-educated laywer with a phd and and an md for parents. Compared to her parents who are so special, because they're rich and powerful. I mean seriously, who do you think you are?

lol