I'm mid 30s, divorced, white English and have a DD(10). My boyfriend of 2 years is from a traditional Indian Hindu family - his parents had an arranged marriage for example. We're very happy together, he's great with DD who loves him, thinking about moving in together etc.
His parents are visiting from India this month and I'd like to meet them before we move in together. But he's too scared to tell them that DD exists. He now says it's up to me how we approach this and I don't know what to do. They don't even speak much English! I'm not going to drag DD into this but should I take photos to our first meeting? Wait until the second meeting? I don't trust that he'll tell them without me pushing the issue and they're only here for a week.
Part of me thinks this is ridiculous in 2023 but I understand the cultural differences. We've already got the hurdle that them meeting me is akin to a proposal and I'm not ready for a big Indian wedding.