Introducing the parents to each other.

FH's parents set up a dinner date with my parents when we got engaged. It went fine. We booked in at a Mexican restaurant. The good/bad thing about the place was that the music was really loud.

Things went fine though. My parents even came for Thanksgiving dinner at FH's parents place last year.

We invited both sets of parents and our siblings and their families to our house for 4th of July weekend about 9 months after we started dating. Our parents are very different but we fed them information about common interests before the meeting. It went well.

Ours was tricky, because they don't live in the same country. DH, his parents and I traveled back to Mexico so everyone could meet. My dad doesn't speak English, so he had to wait for me or my brother to translate for him, and DH's mom was in permanent freakout mode, so she didn't talk much, lol.

Surprisingly, despite all of this, everything went well - everyone seemed to like each other, and the last day, my dad asked his parents to make sure I was ok. It was a very moving moment :')

Our parents went out to dinner together (without us) a month or two after we started dating.

This sounds like we're children, but we were 22 and 26 at the time, planning a very impromptu cross-country move from Ohio to Florida that they really weren't thrilled about to take place within 4 months of beginning to date. The dinner was more a way to get familiar with one another quickly. It was a tense time, but they get along well. Similar family makeup, both liberal as all get out, similar child-rearing philosophies, similar lifestyles... We're very lucky.

Didn't hurt that FH and I lived on the same (very, very small) street growing up. His family moved out 6 months before mine moved in, so we never overlapped. Small world. Our parents love that.

Our dads met and bonded over building stairs for our deck. It was pretty awesome. My mom met his dad when he was helping us build our fence and deck. Our mom's still haven't met, but they have had Facebook problems with one another, so it will be interesting...lol

We had a few separate times of meeting the parents since my FILs are divorced (extremely civil, we all go out together, but timing just wasn't good). With FMIL, my parents had come down for my graduation and FH was out of town, so we went to lunch with his mom. With FFIL, they met outside a hotel when FFIL came to pick FH up, then we went over to his house and just sat around talking later. My parents also met FH's grandparents and FMIL's new husband recently at lunch. I've gotta say they have the most in common with him since he's from where we are, originally, and went to the same college as my mom. I did have to warn my dad away from inappropriate jokes and randomly policing strangers, but overall it all went well.

LOL FH's mom doesn't speak a lick of English. I don't have to worry about my family's crazy inappropriateness offending her :-) She won't have a clue what they are saying and FH gets to filter it before telling her what is going on.

Nope, not yet. And knowing how judgmental my mother tends to be, I am really freaking nervous about the whole thing. I live less than a mile from my mom and about 25 from his and we see FH's parents way more!

Our parents met at FH's graduation party last year. There was lots of other ppl around so that took the pressure off. FH's family think my mom is hilarious, and they love my grandma. Other than my siblings none of our other family have met. So all aunts, uncles, cousins, etc will be meeting the other side for the first time at the RD or wedding.

Our parents have met but they're normally together for very short periods of time so they haven't had much time to interact. The moms are supposed to be getting together next month to talk wedding logistics. Should be interesting!

My folks are flying from CA first week of December- it's crappy because FH's weekend is middle of the week and around December they stop giving days off- and asking for days off is a crap shoot- they WILL reject your requests- so essentially we had to over lap days off- and his family works regular hours.

So- sigh. yeah. I'm nervous as hell already- my family and I are strained relations as it is- but I love them and his family wants to meet my family... so- it's happening. FMIL wants to host dinner at their house. gulp- okay. Also doing wedding dress shopping with mom that Thursday also- so FH and my dad will be spending the day together.

Sooooooooooo Nervous.

I invited FH's parents over to my parents' home and cooked dinner. It was great and everyone got along.

We all went out to dinner. It was kind of awkward. In the real world, if their kids weren't getting married, they would never choose to be friends. But it is what it is! We also warned our parents topics to stay away from. My parents were definitely cooler than his about everything, and we frequently ask FH's parents to join us and my parents for dinner/other events but they always decline. Can't force a relationship to happen but you can hope for it!

We started dating in Oct 2006, Nov 2007 We had FH parents over my dads house for Thanksgiving we all live in the same town (my parents have been divorced for over 25 years) So they met my Dad and his crazy girlfriend, while FH parents have been married for over 46 years. That was the first time they met, it was okay. But I was super nervous. Both of our parents are well off, My dad is a business owner to a successful Commercial Plumbing Company; he is conservative about some things, but more liberal about others....FH parents are straight conservatives. Almost to the point that even I was a culture shock to them, you know dating their son and all while I am older by three years and have a child from a previous relationship. His mom once referred to me as having been around the block (I about died). His mom retired from the Capitol in politics, his dad retired from owner operator truck driver. FH parents are 15 years older then mine. It took about a year for his mom to accept me, and now I am the daughter she never had. Both his parents love me and accept me and my oldest like no other, Same with my dad & mom they both Love FH. Oh and I gave them their first grandbaby so I'm in for life. all in all. FMIL gets on my nerves with her tactics at times, but all in all I know she means well.

They met semi-formally. They live 3.5 hrs away. My parents, FH and I were driving back from Toronto to Ottawa and stopped at MIL + step FIL's country home. They had a spread of food. It was lots of fun.

My parents have yet to meet FH's dad and stepmom and probably won't until the wedding.

We invited them all over for brunch when FFIL was last in town (FH's parents are divorced but thankfully get along). The moms hovered and criticized our cooking techniques though we were just fine and our brunch was delicious. FFIL was an hour late so we started eating without him. He brought FH's grandma who made whatever minor awkwardness there was seem small when she busted out with some racist comments and wanted to talk about how I need a personal shower in addition to a bridal shower just to get all my "nighties" and lingerie. I have never heard of such a thing and didn't really want to talk about sexy undies with that particular crowd!

We were all at a big car show in Ocean City, MD. We were staying with my parents and his parents came down for the day. Everyone is pretty laid back and easy going and our dads like cars so they all got along really well. Geeze that was like 5 years ago!

I had been dating DH for 10 years, since I was 16, so my mom, with whom I lived, knew his mom (with whom DH lived) very well. Doesn't like her, but knows her. I think our fathers had met once or twice before-- at high school and college graduation. They are both easy going, and while never going to be best friends, could certainly tolerate each other on a once-a-decade-basis. Take them all to dinner. Everyone will be absurdly nervous, but in the end, *they're* not getting married, you are. If they haven't met before, it seems unlikely they see much of each other after you're married, anyway.

Ours haven't met yet but when they do I am going to have to give my mom rules... She is very much stuck in her ways and has very strong opinions, and has no problem voicing them. (even if they are out in left field) She yelled at FH the first time he was over for saying the F word. FMIL is on the other side though. Very polite and pretty quiet spoken. She will still express her opinion but it a more polite way. So it should be interesting to say the least when they meet. I think it will probably be when I go to pick out BM dresses.

Oh gosh. In the 5 years I've been with my FH our parents haven't met. And I am not very confident it will go well when they do. My mother is a very quiet amd private person and FH'S mom is very opposite. It'll be interesting. My mom was always saying that she didn't need to meet them until I had a ring and now that I have one she's all like "there's no rush".... oh mother.