How To Meet Your Girlfriend's Parents

Ben Stiller is a guy that makes his money being the funny guy that he is. He has countless movies that take a look at real-life situations in a totally funny way. He poked fun at the male model world in "Zoolander."  He painted a funny picture of love in the movie “Something About Mary” and he poked fun at organized religion with Edward Norton in the movie “Keeping Faith.”  One of his most profitable and most fondly remembered movies is “Meet the Parents” with Robert Deniro. He took a real nervewracking situation such as meeting your girlfriend's parents for the first time and made a real funny movie about it.

Meeting your girlfriend’s parents for the first time is one of the scariest things that you will ever do. You are going to see an aspect of your girl that you just don’t know about. You are also intent on making the best impression to your possible future father-in-law. To avoid incidents similar to those in the movie, might as well read through these simple tips. Hopefully it can steer you to the right direction for a repeat visit.

1. Try to learn about her parents. This is way easier if she has famous parents! You could Google them and get the info. But if she has less famous parents it doesn’t mean that all is lost. You can always gather information some other way. You can ask your girlfriend about her parents. I am sure she will be more than willing to help you gather intel on her father and mother. In fact, she might even think it is sweet that you have taken this much interest in her family. Ask her what they do and their interests. This will help you find something in common that you can talk about.
2. Hope for the best but expect the worst.  You can assume that her father hates your guts but don’t take this as a reason to hate him back.  In  contrast, this is actually good motivation to change his view of you.  Don‘t lie about anything because he probably knows about it already. You may be able to get info on your girl’s father but that doesn’t mean she can’t get any info on you as well. So, get ready for probably the toughest set of questions you will ever be faced with.
3. Be professional. This may sound weird but this meeting is more like an interview rather than a party. They want to know what you have planned for their little girl. This is why you need to carry yourself in a good professional manner. Dress yourself in right fitting clothes. Don’t wear something too tight that makes you look like a gigolo. And, don’t wear loose-fitting clothes either. It makes you look like a bum. Remember, this will be the story that they tell for years to come. Much like an interview, the success of this inaugural meeting with your girlfriend's mother and father will depend partly upon first impressions. Make sure you don’t have the loud music on and you should park your car safely and slowly.
4. Be confident. Probably, the most important thing you bring to your meeting is your confidence. As long as you are confident and not cocky, you should be okay. Remember to shake the father-in-law’s hand firmly. With confidence, you can also help create conversation.

Remember that you have a good reason for being there. You are meeting your girlfriend’s parents because she thinks you are good enough to show to her parents. That means you have something going for you. Relax and be yourself and your night shouldn’t go as badly as Gaylord Focker’s.