Her family meeting my family...does it have to be after being engaged?

[Pikantari]

I don't think it's strange at all. You aren't talking about you not having met one anothers parents, you are talking about the parents meeting the parents.

I think in some cases it happens, in some it doesn't.

If you are younger, say, your teens, then I can see where the parents would be meeting the parents. I am not sure of your ages.

[akck]

We've had two instances, one where we met the parents after the engagement and once before but no engagement yet. I don't think there's a set rule, but I'd follow her mother's wishes for now and wait for any meeting. BTW, the one engaged broke up before getting married, not that us meeting had anything to do with it.

[filihok]

Originally Posted by Namogel

But still, is this something you only do after getting engaged or would it be the end of the world if they all met before we got engaged?

No. That sounds like a ridiculous 'tradition' that serves no purpose.


Do your parents live in the same city? I cannot fathom that it would be any big deal for everyone to get together for dinner or whatever.