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Tell Us: Does what your Mom and Dad think about your man matter? Is it important that your friends and family approve of your bf, or as long as you're into him, that's all that matters?


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hey broken-heart- stop... this man is not your choice .... NOOOOOOOOOO wait true man maybe coming !!! believe
 
Hi everybody , i really loved this question and my story is much painful hope all the girls would learn through it anyway i have 20 years and i forced to marry someone that my mom choose him for me (38 yrs-from another origine) , under excuse i'm still young & don't know much things about men , anyway now i'm suffering because i believed on my mom choice , i'm still young and beautiful but my life is so cold but hope it's not for longer i'm thinking to ask for divorce because isn't fair to waste my life with someone dosn't appreciate me
 
I was 13 when I met him And his situation wasn't so stable for a various reasons. My family is very close and my parents are traditionally old school;were italian, speaks for itself. Anyways I basically fought to be with him and 9 years later I'm 23 and my parents adore him and I'm not happy with my choices, which I must say I don't have regrets cause I've honestly learned from my mistakes. I couldn't begin to tell someone why or how this has happened but one thing I must say is my families approval has been a crucial issue for me. Telling my mother that I don't feel the same towards him is more of a downer for me. Meaning I just get told that I'm cruel and it's me I have problems I need to seek help etc. She lets me know that she is truly disappointed in me; when it comes to him I guess I don't compare! Facing my true feelings has been a struggle And sometimes the guilt of leaving him and getting the silent treatment from not only mother but my best friend is unbearable. Bottom line I just wanted to leave my story and to let anybody out there who knows how I feel please let me know what makes you wanna continue your morning when u wake up? What do u tell yourself? the usual it will get better in time ? I NEED SOME ADVICE OR SOME HOPE
 
Hey tyra...my parents dont neva approve of my boyfriends yea i agree sometimes there arent up to no good but now that i found the right one they still dont approve...but my parents always approve of my 3 brothers girlsfriend but they wont approve of me n my other 2 sisters boyfriends...why is that???
 
I love my family, my family is extremely important to me and so are their opinions of who I'm with, I know anything negative they have to say about my bf are only because they think I deserve the best. I for the most part hide my relationship with the person I'm with from my parents for the sole reason that as much as I hope and believe we will last he hasn't made a strong enough commitment to me for me to defend him to my family every time he does something they don't like but whenever he's ready, I'm ready to respectfully disagree with my parents and I can only hope they will understand.
 
i have been with my guy for about for years, my family and him dont see eye to eye. they changes there mind about him alot mostly dislikes him, but he makes me happy most the time. we have the greatest love n hate relationship. we be came a family 4 months ago and my life cant get better! so no it shouldnt matter what family and friends say about your guy if your happy and it a healthy relationship.
 
When you have parents who have bent over backwards for you all your life it is hard to not listen to them. I have hid my entire life because of my choice of love. I fell in love with a female. A person I love and I can't even have her around anyone in the family. So.. it does matter.
 
Well, when i was with my ex boyfriend my parents were a big reason we broke up. We were together for over a year. My mom and my step dad didn't like him because he was different, and he tryed to help me out, and tryed to make something of my life. He didn't want me to turn out like my family. He new i could do better. Now that we are broke up tho, and not together, I no longer talk to my mom or my step dad. I am in a happy relationship, with an amazing guy now tho. (:
 
Wow this is a good one.. it's strange because when I was a teen my mother couldn't tell me who to date. As I came into my twenties she has had a big influence over my choices. I have two huge regrets in my life and my mother was the one who influenced me to make these choices. She constantly told me to go out with my now husband. I didn't like him at first, there was no spark and no connection at all. But I went out with him and I ended up being with him for 4 years of hell!!! I mean he put me through the ringer! I don't know why I stayed with him. We got married a year ago and in the beginning of of marriage I found out he was cheating! I was devestated but I was convinced that he had changed. Now with help from the lord he seems to be a changed man. I am content in our relationship. Till this day he can do no wrong in my mothers eyes and she always accuses me of doing things to him. It's hurtful at times but I just try to see past it. My boyfriend before him was the love of my life, we were even goin to have a baby together. She talked me out of the whole situation. I must say that I can't totally blame her when I allowed it. Now I live with certain regrets and wonder "what If".. I will never let another person determine the choices that I make. I feel that if I live with any regrets there should be no resentment attached. Though I love my husband there is still no real connection between us but my mother thinks he is the greatest man
 
I WENT FROM DATIN LIL BOYS TO OLDER MEN I think that family definitely influences who i date. Im just about to turn 17 on February 3rd. They worry about the guys I date because I go for the older guys. Right now I'm talkin to a 25 yr old. He told me he usually never gives his number out to younger girls but with me it was an exception. He's outgoing and sweet. He's very funny and random. I would tell my family about him but my mom would kill me... my sister would probably not care because he's hot he has a job and a way to get around. My older brother is very overprotective so if he knew he would kill him. I usually dont tell them about who I talk to because they make a whole big deal about something so small as getting to know someone.
 
I been dating this boy a year and seven months. My mom side can't stand him. He grew up with my uncle, but my boyfriend took a different path and got into some trouble and seem like my family judge him because of that. My family means alot to me but when you try to judge him and you don't know anything about him except he got in trouble, how can they say he not good for me. My grandpa would ride by the boy house and if his cousins outside he would tell them that he was going to call the cops on him and one day my grandpa was at his brother house and I was leaving my boyfriend house my grandpa came trying to start mess. I feel like I'm at the age to choose for myself, parents can give advice but don't try to rule it. As much as parents talk we going to do, so I feel just let us see what yall are talking about.
 
i started dating a guy in nov. 07 we are still together im not sure how though my family has called the cops and made it so that if he gets on our property he will go to jail, his family has done the same on me. we are only 17 so its been so hard i couldnt see him for 6 weeks and in those six weeks was his 17 birthday and prom which i had already bought my dress for and didnt get to go to prom at all. but we are still together and going strong its been a year and almost 2 months!
 
My parents are very accepting of who I am with. I am 23 and I finally found the guy who I want to spend the rest of my life with, so this will not be a problem when he comes to meet my mom and dad who have been separated for decades. My boyfriend is 19 but hes on a different maturity level than a typical 19 year old and we connect on an emotional and spiritual level. More than I can say for any other guy that I have dated. My parents carry a very passive attitude about my relationships so they accept guys regardless of anything they may find a problem with them. I told my boyfriend that he doesn't have to worry or be nervous about meeting my parents. They will like him anyways. My parents only care about my happiness.:-)
 
I have been brought up by my Dad and don't really have much of a relationship with my mum, I find it difficult to talk to my Dad about boyfriends, he gets quite protective of me. So I keep it quiet, I have been with my boyfriend for sometime and he wants to do the 'meet the parents' thing; which could go well but I've been trying to hold it off for ages. So I suppose it does affect the relationship in a way, because I know my Dad has high standards and expectations. Love the show btw :)
 
its true families still do have influence in their children's marriages.its still seen as a very funny joke to say that JEWS need to intermarry with ARABS or PALESTINIANS in Gaza and just be one nation for peace to prevail. THE LAST DAD tambua,hamisi,kenya.



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