If you have been dating for weeks or years, meeting your significant other’s family for the first time is a big deal.  If you ask people for advice, they will all probably say “be yourself,” but I actually think that for such a big occasion there are a lot more things to keep in mind.  A successful relationship with your in-laws requires a balance between being yourself and adjusting to accomodate the differences that exist between their family and yours.
Here are some tips for succeeding when meeting the in-laws for the first time:

Be polite. This is your chance to use …read more

It’s that time of year when everyone seems to want to find a date to take to those long boring family dinners – and hope to avoid those torturous questions like:
“When are you going to settle down?”
But, when you take a ‘date’ to a dinner, you’re likely tossing them on that hot seat of embarrassing questions.
This time of year always reminds me of the time I was drug off to meet the parents of a former boyfriend.
One would naturally assume they were about to be introduced to ‘normal’ people – pleasantries would be exchanged, conversation not to extend beyond the …read more

In my country, having Spanish roots, we’ve established several traditions in the area of Courtship. Our culture is quite conservative especially in the olden days and it has been passed on over the years. There may be some alterations due to the introduction of pop culture and technology into the society but a large percentage of men and women in my country still uphold the same mentality despite of.
I can’t say that the following are still currently being practiced by all, but I reckon some still do.