https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 00:42:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480633 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 15:43:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1480633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my DH and now they love him. </p> <p>Just because a parent is against a relationship doesn't mean they are always in the right. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480619 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 15:35:09 +0000 MrsH 1480619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - only they never told me. I wish they would have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480284 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:50:39 +0000 808love 1480284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they liked all. They tend to accept before they suspect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480260 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:36:02 +0000 HellOnHeels 1480260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. My first "boyfriend" they weren't a fan of and the one previous to DH they hated. But they let me make my own choices and mistakes and were actually really good about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480257 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:34:30 +0000 Sunderling 1480257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dated a few people my parents wouldn't have approved of in high school, mostly secretly. My high school boyfriend allowed me to date girls on the side, so that was a double no-no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480242 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:20:52 +0000 marionberry 1480242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Multiple times! My mom was to the point of being evilly blundt about her dislike of my choices. Sometimes she was right but she hated DH because of his age and didn't start liking him until after we were married. It was hard but I knew he was the right man for me so I just took her criticism until she could see the truth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480193 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 10:55:42 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1480193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They didn't like a boy I dated in high school. But they didn't tell me until we had broken up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480189 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 10:54:45 +0000 Ra 1480189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: 4. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480170 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 10:34:25 +0000 lilteacherbee 1480170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Lots of time :) We started dating as teenagers and when she found out we DTD at 17/18, it was not pretty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480127 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:49:56 +0000 pui 1480127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents have always been supportive, but I know they don't really like DH because he has very different political and religious views than they do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480119 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:47:33 +0000 blackbird 1480119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They weren't on board with DH at first. All for superficial reasons like money and appearances. They've since changed their minds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480075 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:12:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1480075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I was 18-19. They were so disapproving though that it pushed me away from them. There definitely has to be that fine line between letting your child know you don't approve, but still allowing them to trust you. I never opened up to my mom about my dating life as a result of how she handled things, and that was really hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480074 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:11:02 +0000 mrs. bird 1480074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes. We even moved in together. When I wasn't happy, they offered to cover his half of expenses if he moved out :D overall they were very good about it and were always gracious to him &amp; respected my choices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480046 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:52:03 +0000 chopsuey 1480046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! They just kept reminding me why he wasn't good for me :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480032 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:46:24 +0000 snowjewelz 1480032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents didn't want me dating at all anyway lol. They were def concerned about this one guy I dated for a while but they didn't say anything. I knew they were overjoyed when we ended tho! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480026 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:45:10 +0000 CottonCandy 1480026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah for sure...I was 19 and thought he was the greatest thing in the world. It took me a loooooong time to wake up and see what my parents saw in him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480013 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:34:33 +0000 mrbee 1480013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: how many tattoos did you walk away with? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480010 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:31:08 +0000 Ra 1480010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was 19 I dated a 32-year-old tattoo artist. So, yeah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1480009 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:30:02 +0000 Weagle 1480009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. They hid it fairly well until he asked them for my hand in marriage and they flipped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1479980 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:58:49 +0000 doodlepoodle 1479980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah...I made some poor dating choices over the years ;-) my HS boyfriend was out of school and a mechanic. My dad was not impressed. When we broke up my dad said 'oh darn...aren't you do for an oil change?' :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1479928 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 05:17:44 +0000 yin 1479928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents are in a different category, and we never introduced a boyfriend to them (only fiancé). When I told them I was engaged, they told me I could do better and not to settle. They didn't even meet him yet! A year later, and they changed their minds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1479926 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 05:13:34 +0000 mrbee 1479926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilteacherbee: Go DH!! What changed her mind? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1479923 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 05:10:37 +0000 lilteacherbee 1479923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom didn't like DH for a bit while we were dating. She got over it though, and now she loves him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-date-someone-your-parents-didnt-like#post-1479912 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:47:53 +0000 mrbee 1479912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This can be such a tricky thing... as a parent you want to be supportive, but it's also hard to watch your kids make a mistake.</p> <p>Did you ever date someone your parents didn't like? How did your parents handle it? </p>