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IzzaNuDay

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2. I don't ask at all.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 04:27 PM

Sunday

they are at the age, recent college graduates, and still trying to figure out what they want. If they want to tell, then I listen.

will not do what my parents and inlaws did. Boundaries were a foreign word to them.

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A Question for Parents of Adults On Asking About Their Romantic Plans. [View all] NNadir Sunday OP

I would just ask "so is it serious then?" SheltieLover Sunday #1

I don't ask at all. IzzaNuDay Sunday #2

Sounds about right. I'm curious, but as I've been telling my wife, about both my sons' lovers... NNadir Sunday #3

I do not ask radical noodle Sunday #4

NN - The fact that you are asking this question tells me that you'll do just fine. MMBeilis Sunday #5

Yeah, you're right. I'll do what my parents did in every case except my father on meeting my (future) wife. NNadir Monday #6