When did you introduce your new partner to your family?

[Witchfoot]

I’m interested in when people decided the time was right to have their partner meet their family for the first time.

I know it’s more of an important ‘step’ for some people than others. I’m curious about why people feel the way they do and whether it’s different with different partners or at different life stages.

For context, I’m early 30s and I haven’t been married or had DC. I’m close with my parents and my sister and BIL and they’re the ones I’d want the seal of approval from, as it were 😂

Would love to hear stories!

I think there are so many variables in this.

When I started going out with (now) dh, my sister was part of the group that used to go out a lot and socialise together, so I guess she met him pretty early on. I think he met my parents casually at some point first of all when they called in or when we picked something up from them and stopped for a cuppa. It can all be much easier and more relaxed when you are all local.

Much more of 'a thing' if you have to go home for the weekend to formally introduce them!

At that age it would be if I felt this was likely to be long term and within first 2 months.

Now at 50 it was a month or so (kids too)