I have been dating my boyfriend for a few months now, and I’m at the point where I feel very secure in our relationship. Recently, I met his family, and I thought about introducing him to my family too, but I don’t know how to go about it.
Now for context, I’m the youngest in the family, and the only daughter. My parents are the typical strict Asian parents that want you to focus on school only and not be in a relationship. They have strict rules on the type of person I should look for, I’m talking same race, same religion, etc.
My boyfriend isn’t the same race, and isn’t the same religion as me. I’m afraid that if I tell my parents about our relationship, they’ll disapprove and try to break us up, or judge him without giving him a chance to make an impression. Even if I put in a good word for him, I don’t know if they’ll entirely listen to me.
I know the typical, “just say he’s your friend,” won’t work on my parents, and lying to them would only make it worse for us in the long run. I just want to let them know in the most lowkey way possible without causing a whole lecture or argument 💔