Hiya lovely people of Mumsnet.
To begin, I'm a teenage girl (16) and I've been with my boyfriend (also 16) for just over six months. I'm terribly sorry to infiltrate your forum, but you guys seemed like the best place to ask. He's absolutely lovely and I couldn't ask for anything more; however, I'm yet to tell my parents about him in the context of him being a significant other, and I've no idea how to go about this - they know of him as one of my friends, but nothing more, and they've only ever seen him from a distance in choir performances and similar events. In contrast, I've met both of his parents and some of his extended family (although the latter was accidental), and they're well aware of the fact that we're dating.
To return to the issue at hand, every time I've come close to telling my parents about him, I shy away from it. I have a relatively open relationship with my parents, but there's something about this that I don't feel comfortable talking about with them. I don't know, I think I dislike the idea that they'll know that I'm not their little girl anymore? For context, both my boyfriend and I are straight-A students, or close enough to, and we have no intention to participate in sexual activities. We don't drink, smoke, do drugs, etc, so I'm not worried about what they'll think of him. I worry that they'll laugh at me, and say that the relationship won't last - which, granted, it probably won't, we're teenagers, and teenage relationships don't usually last, but that doesn't mean I want to hear that spelled out with mocking laughter attached.
If it were entirely up to me, I'd continue hiding it and just deal with that regret myself, but prom is rapidly approaching after GCSEs and we have intentions to go together - how many of you would think absolutely nothing of your daughter going to prom with a boy? I doubt that the answer is high.
Honestly, if anyone has any advice regarding this, I'd be truly grateful. It doesn't seem unreasonable to tell my parents, I just find the idea utterly terrifying. Should I even tell them? Thank you for reading this mildly incoherent post, and thank you for taking the time out of your day to attempt to decipher it. I hope you're having a lovely day ☺️