How to Introduce Your Girlfriend to Your Parents

Video Transcript

"Stray cats need not apply. This is Dr. Paul, author of Boomer Girls, a boomer woman's guide to men and dating, and host of Ask Dr. Paul. I opened this by saying, stray cats need not apply, because I had a car. I'll never forget this, and he said to me, that it was really important that when he brought a girl home to meet his parents, they weren't stray cats, and I said, " What do you mean by that ?" because his mother told him, don't bring your stray cats around here, and I thought it was funny. I really did, but the point is well taken, if you think about what Mom said. Mom wants to know, and of course, Dad does too, that if you're going to bring somebody to them, this better be an important person in your life. Don't just do that to impress the girl, because she's going back to her friends, and say, "Wow, he's interested in me for sure, because he brought me home to meet his parents." so if you're doing it for that reason, to impress her for all the wrong reasons, forget about it. That will fall flat, not only with your parents, but ultimately, with the girl, and of course, the word is out. When you bring someone home to meet Mom and Dad, you make sure that you are really interested in this person. You can't go back after that. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. This is Dr. Paul. May your fantasies of today, be your realities of tomorrow."