Acquaintance with the future father-in-law and mother-in-law is a serious test that every bride must pass. Sometimes relatives are ready to accept the chosen one of their son into their family with open arms, but sometimes their concern for the child goes beyond all limits, and then they behave offensively. Our heroine had to endure such a strange experience.
As a rule, wealthy families like to arrange “interrogations with passion” of the beloved son. And they can be understood – parents are worried that a woman meets with their heir only because of money, and in the event of a quarrel, it will cause serious damage to the well-being of the whole family.
In this case, they are ready to give a damn about the rules of decency and ask humiliating questions to the future daughter-in-law. Our heroine shared on the Web her strange experience of first meeting the groom’s parents, after which no one wants to become a victim of such an interrogation.
The meeting began with the fact that her partner’s brother found out that they work in the same professional field. He began to ask the narrator about the work, while the whole conversation was like an interview. The relative then asked if she chose this job on purpose to meet a rich man.
The woman managed to put him in his place, answering that she went to this area to overtake rich men in terms of earnings.
His cousin then asked if she considered herself a workaholic, remembering that some former family member was constantly absent from work and neglected household duties. The heroine assured him that she leaves work on time, as she maintains a balance between work and personal life. Her husband’s relatives laughed and told her that she was “a typical millennial.”
The indecent questions didn’t end there. Then the man’s mother took the initiative in questioning. The woman asked her son’s chosen one about housework skills. The narrator admitted that she does not know how to cook, but the groom now teaches her culinary skills. Before meeting him, she preferred to order takeaway food from a cafe.
The man’s mother, of course, was not satisfied with her answer. “She said that in her time, women tried to bring something special to the table. I tried to laugh it off, saying that I was bringing him beer, but no one appreciated my humor, ”said the heroine. After that, the conversation did not stick.
Then the woman decided to leave the meeting early, and her man stayed with his parents for the night
Immediately after she left his parents’ house, the partner began to question her about the reasons for the act. The woman explained that she felt like she was interviewing for the position of a good wife instead of just calmly chatting with his family in a relaxed atmosphere.
From the man’s point of view, his relatives were just trying to make sure he chose a good woman and didn’t want to offend her. He added that his family always questioned all his chosen ones with passion, but over time they accepted them and began to treat them warmly.
The author concluded that she did not want to see her partner’s relatives again until they apologized, and her chosen one reproached her for her unreasonable behavior and urged her to give them another chance.
Probably, the heroine of the story took such a principled position because of resentment towards the groom’s family and will eventually compromise, because good relations with the partner’s parents play an important role in mutual understanding within the couple.
However, a man should still talk to his relatives and ask them to reduce their ardor in communicating with his beloved, and if they do not listen to him, take the side of his bride.