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Tidgy's Dad

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Good morning all ! Its been a little while since ive been on.
I met my boyfriends parents tuesday. It went well. We went grocery shopping and made/had dinner and all. They're a fun family. And i got to see baby pictures of my boyfriend. Cheeks were never made chubbier ! Haha. His mom asked when we we were going to get married so I'm sure im approved and accepted. :)
Hope everyone is well. Looks like John is going on vacation?
Hi, Linhdan.
Glad the family meeting went well, they can be potential minefields.
I destroyed all pics of me as a child many years ago to avoid your chap's embarrassment.;)
John is going to meet me in Malaga.:)
So have pity on the poor fellow.
 

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Good morning all ! Its been a little while since ive been on.
I met my boyfriends parents tuesday. It went well. We went grocery shopping and made/had dinner and all. They're a fun family. And i got to see baby pictures of my boyfriend. Cheeks were never made chubbier ! Haha. His mom asked when we we were going to get married so I'm sure im approved and accepted. :)
Hope everyone is well. Looks like John is going on vacation?


THE most difficult meet ever!!! glad all went well :). yip, im of to meet the lord of the cold dark room!! :D
 

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Good morning all ! Its been a little while since ive been on.
I met my boyfriends parents tuesday. It went well. We went grocery shopping and made/had dinner and all. They're a fun family. And i got to see baby pictures of my boyfriend. Cheeks were never made chubbier ! Haha. His mom asked when we we were going to get married so I'm sure im approved and accepted. :)
Hope everyone is well. Looks like John is going on vacation?
I remember going through that, including the baby photos, with my now in-laws. We kept them waiting for 5 years before we got married. Mum-in-law was dropping ever less subtle hints :D However, we needed to save up to pay for the wedding as neither set of parents could afford it.

As soon as we got married they started on grandchildren. I remember getting quite cross with them about it :( They had to wait another 3 years for us to afford something bigger than a 1 bedroom shoebox apartment for that. :D
 

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everyone at CDR!
 

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I remember going through that, including the baby photos, with my now in-laws. We kept them waiting for 5 years before we got married. Mum-in-law was dropping ever less subtle hints :D However, we needed to save up to pay for the wedding as neither set of parents could afford it.

As soon as we got married they started on grandchildren. I remember getting quite cross with them about it :( They had to wait another 3 years for us to afford something bigger than a 1 bedroom shoebox apartment for that. :D
Hi. That sounds a lot like in-laws in the Arab World.:( They begin with marriage, then children and if that takes long their daughter-iin-law is in for trouble. If on the other hand they see a grandchild after a year, ok if and only if the baby is a BOY . If the baby is a girl, the poor wife is in for yet more trouble, and WARS may even begin!:(
 

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Hi. That sounds a lot like in-laws in the Arab World.:( They begin with marriage, then children and if that takes long their daughter-iin-law is in for trouble. If on the other hand they see a grandchild after a year, ok if and only if the baby is a BOY . If the baby is a girl, the poor wife is in for yet more trouble, and WARS may even begin!:(
I think my mum in law may have been an arab in a previous life.

I produced a daughter first, then her other son's wife had 2 daughters. She was so happy when our second child was a boy!

Fortunately the the three female grandchildren find their grand-mother's favouritism towards the only boy hilarious. There's no land or inheritance at stake so there's no point getting grumpy.
 

johnandjade

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Hi. That sounds a lot like in-laws in the Arab World.:( They begin with marriage, then children and if that takes long their daughter-iin-law is in for trouble. If on the other hand they see a grandchild after a year, ok if and only if the baby is a BOY . If the baby is a girl, the poor wife is in for yet more trouble, and WARS may even begin!:(


even in Scotland, i have heard of this... but the arab guys get to duck under the family raidar here
 

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I think my mum in law may have been an arab in a previous life.

I produced a daughter first, then her other son's wife had 2 daughters. She was so happy when our second child was a boy!

Fortunately the the three female grandchildren find their grand-mother's favouritism towards the only boy hilarious. There's no land or inheritance at stake so there's no point getting grumpy.


I actually laughed just reading the first sentence ;)
 

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even in Scotland, i have heard of this... but the arab guys get to duck under the family raidar here
'Tis, sadly, largely true, but times they are a changing.
My neighbour has a little girl, a three year old and they cannot afford another child for a while, he is illiterate and currently unemployed. But he dotes on his girl and so does his wife. And his family are very supportive, i have heard nothing but praise and love. (in this case, at least.)
 

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so that's why you married her ;).

sorry jade cant make it, (I never asked)


if you don't wash your hands of me, then definitely next time!!! perhaps even to florida!
If you go to Florida, you need to make friends with Aldabraman ... now that would be worth a visit!
 

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