First meeting

@Sparklegirl Said

Ah, I am travelling a shed load of hours to his and will stop there a few nights so it is all alien to me. He had to do the same whe he met my family so its all fair!

@sTreetAngeL Said

No better ice breaker than that you have to admit. After that, what could possibly embarass her?

@white_swan53 Said

You and the 'other half' are in it for the long haul, your not marring the in laws, so you need not be nervous. He likes you well enough and must trust that no matter what craziness his family displays you will still be excepting of him.

@sTreetAngeL Said

Hummm. Well, just don't forget to check your PM box early Tuesday morning.

@Sparklegirl Said

I am more worried about MY craziess not his families! But yes we are in it for the long haul and we will indeed be marrying each other rather than the family directly but it is still marrying into the family so for them to accept me would be a big thing that I have not had before. Little nervous about meeting hsi friends too

@white_swan53 Said

Look, families have a way of shifting and wiggling and settling . They always find a spot for everyone. as long as you love their son/brother/nephew etc... you will be a part of the family.
If your craziess can't scare him off then i wouldn't worry about it scaring the rest of them.

@Sparklegirl Said

Awww ok I will do- I can still access the website on my mobile so it will entertain me while on the train

@sAeGeSpAeNe Said

Eggs Sell Lint.

It would be difficult to use your mobile on a bicycle!

@boobear Said

They will love you, how could they not, you're a lovely girl! I went through the same. Some things I found that helped: be super duper polite, make conversation, smile a lot and show interest in them - this is all stuff that will come naturally anyway. Above all don't try so hard that you're holding back, I did the same thing for a while as it was so important to me that they liked me because they're so important to him, but Neil made a good point - relax and be yourself more because they like you anyway but the most important thing to them is that you make their son happy.

@sTreetAngeL Said

Not if you're talented!

@Sparklegirl Said

So Tuesday will see the first time that I meet my other half's family. Have to admit that I am nervous about is as I want them to like me and get on with me. All tips welcome as to how to loose the nerves and just be me! How did you make a good impression on the future in laws? Or are you the In laws- how did s/he impress you? Bit too late to worry now but stil....!

@Tar Said

just be courteous, kind and true to yourself. Whatever happens, I'm sure it won't be worse than the first time I met my wife's family. They LITERALLY tried to kill me

They still hate me

I'm still married to my wife

It just irked them to no end how happy I make her... but then started to win them over... kinda

So be yourself. In the end, the only thing that matters and the only true measure of how good a choice you are for their little boy/girl is how happy you make them. A good parent will want to make sure you take care of their child, and not be concerned about how much you appease them (the parent).

@sAeGeSpAeNe Said

Eggs Sell Lint.

It would be difficult to use your mobile on a bicycle!

@boobear Said

They will love you, how could they not, you're a lovely girl! I went through the same. Some things I found that helped: be super duper polite, make conversation, smile a lot and show interest in them - this is all stuff that will come naturally anyway. Above all don't try so hard that you're holding back, I did the same thing for a while as it was so important to me that they liked me because they're so important to him, but Neil made a good point - relax and be yourself more because they like you anyway but the most important thing to them is that you make their son happy.