Do your parents approve? Options

[*Azarel*]

So, how many of your parents actually know about the relationships that you have? Do they approve of your significant other? How did you break it to them?

Me, my parents didn't know about any of my relationships. I really want my mom to meet and approve of Justin, though; in fact, I've been wanting to tell her for some time now. I just don't know how to bring it up. Any advice?

[*Azarel*]

mmm.. well if she's really judgemental on your relationships.. it may be better that you casually bring up a friend coming into town (He's visiting you soon, right?) and that you'd like her to meet him. Then, after she gets a good vibe from him, you could say that you've liked each other and that you're thinking of starting a relationship. That way once she sees that he's more than a friend, she will already know him and she won't freak or anything.

I really don't know how she'd respond since I've never told her that I've been in a relationship before.. She chastises and lectures me all the time about the type of guy I should go out with and marry - and Justin fits everything she's ever told me. But there's one thing I'm afraid of - she won't approve of him because he's white. My mum's never been racist or anything from what I can recall, but this almost exact situation happened with one of my friends..

Advice..
Hm.. Just tell her everything good and how extremely happy you are about how everything is going with him. Keep it light and friendly, but then slowly... add hints that it's a more than a friend situation. Or you could just tell her straight-forwardly instead of hints.
Bah. I suck at advice.
Good luck.

I kind of want to straight-up tell her right off the bat (well, not really I guess) but I have no idea how to go about doing it. Thanks for the luck though, I'll need it.

i would advise on not telling her right off the bat that you met him on an online forum......i tried asking my mom to meet one of my online friends, and it did noooot turn out well..

Well, duh. Haha - we already figured we were probably just going to tell my mum that we met through mutual friends.. I really don't tell mother dear about the people I meet online; they go ape shit crazy. But I've met up with quite a few people irl from online.