Can You Have A Relationship With Someone Who Doesn't Like Your Parents?

I once dated a guy that my parents despised. They didn't like anything about him. No matter how hard he tried, my parents were not feeling him and anything he was about. I couldn't see it, what was the big deal? Why were they so hateful towards him? Needless to say my parents "hate" for him turned into a hate he had for my parents. It wasn't pretty. 

 

For more reasons than one the relationship didn't work out. But looking back, I'm sure him not getting along with my family had a lot to do with it. Let's face it, my family has to be there no matter what. After he's gone through a verbal tit for tat with my mom, who has to come home and explain everything? Me! Who has to be in the middle of every altercation between him and my family? I do. At first I thought I could keep them separate, never have them in the same room, but at the time it was very difficult to do so. He had played a very large part in my life and undoubtedly so did my family. 

 

So if your man can't get along with your family what do you do? I think that although I wanted it to work, I can't help but be relieved that it didn't. Sad to say huh? It's not that I can attempt to spend the rest of my life with someone I can't even bring home to mom without them going at each others throat. The saddest part of the entire ordeal is that neither party recognizes the strain they put on you. If they did, maybe they wouldn't act the way they did. 

 

So my question to you guys is could you continue a relationship with someone that didn't get along with your family? If so, what are some ways that you would help mend the situation? Do you just keep them completely separate? 

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Tags: parents, relationship

Comment by Creative Bee on August 19, 2011 at 11:37am
If he can't get along with my family he can't get along with me. I'm very close with my family so I couldn't hide him all the time. And my family is very open and accepting, so it's not like they are rigid and if they don't like someone there is a real reason behind that. We don't like my sisters husband, but as long as he is not doing her wrong we deal with him.
Comment by Nene2 on August 19, 2011 at 12:26pm
 It's almost impossible.. not sayin there is not a slim chance this could jus be a fluke and u both could possibly live happily ever after.. but more so it's jus bad karma.
Comment by on August 19, 2011 at 2:44pm
Im not super-tight with my family, but a man would have to get along with my family for us to be able to be together. In my teens & early 20's, for the most part when my father didnt like someone, it was for good reason & he ALWAYS turned out to be right. So I pretty much make it a point to get his opinion now, even though I am an adult capable of making sound, pretty good decisions.
Comment by blackfujones on August 19, 2011 at 5:29pm
I could care less because my family is small and we dont give a SHAT what the other does in their personal lives.  However I will say that because of the over-tightness of my ex's fam thats one of the reasons that pushed me away from her.  The fact that her family had a say so in our relationship, and that she couldnt move w/o hearing their advice
Comment by Size 2 Prez Wheelies ya dig on August 20, 2011 at 9:48am

Of course, the only sensible answer was from the brother. Why? Cause niggas will be the first to tell the women they love-- Baby, I don't give a damn what your family think cause its about you and me. Women always tryna get people to like each other.

If the fam don't like him.. keep it movin! Just like if it was the other way around. That's why we always the one single. Black women can't just be easy.

 

 

Size 2 president.. I'm out!

Comment by Candy on August 22, 2011 at 2:42pm
Yes you can. You don't have to like them but you must respect them.
Comment by SoLuscious on March 17, 2013 at 6:54pm

i think it would depend on how close you are with your family

Comment by JustMe on March 17, 2013 at 8:32pm
A member of my family has been married to his wife for about 30 years... Him & his mom are/were very close. His mother couldn't STAND her... I'm not sure they like each other now, but they respect each other.
Comment by CCD is Workin on a baller 4 she on March 18, 2013 at 9:55am

If I'm thinking of a relationship/marrying the guy then no. If my family doesn't like him then there is a reason that will be come evident pretty soon. That has just been my experience. I don't kick them out I just sit back and observe. Eventually I figure out what everyone else already knew.

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