Miss Rhino
Flashback: Christmas morning. My sister and I are opening the last of our presents when.. SURPRISE!... we got tickets to see "Equus" on Broadway. Yes, the whole family will be seeing our beloved Harry Potter run around buck-naked on stage. You can only imagine my discomfort sitting between my mother and father as Daniel Radcliffe ran around stage in his birthday suit. The sex scene was the worst. I couldn't look my father in the eyes for the rest of the night.
Flash forward to my parents reading my Datingish posts that sometimes, if not all the time, involve personal details from my love life. If I couldn't handle seeing a naked man with them without squirming awkwardly in my seat, I certainly can't handle them knowing about my sex life. But that is just my personal relationship with my parents. Don't ask, don't tell. And I plan on keeping it that way. Parental earmuffs, if you will.
How much do you share with your parents? Are there certain lines you never cross with your parents, or are you that comfortable that no detail is too intimate to share?
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i think it's okay for them to know whether or not you are sexually active, but nothing beyond that!!!
I don't even share my social/relationship life with my siblings, let alone my parents. It's too awkward. Even worse would be if they reciprocated and told me about their sex lives. OH GOD, I can't even think about it.
I share virtually nothing...we don't have that kind of relationship. My friends' parents knows a lot more than my own.
i keep everything sex-related from them. they still think i'm a virgin when in reality, i lost it 4 and a half years ago O_O
I spend a lot of my insomnia induced time lying awake in bed thinking up lies so I don't have to share anything with them... That, and I don't have anything better to do...
Funny, I was talking to my cousin on "how much do our parents know about our sex lives."
I am sure my folks and my boyfriend's folks know that we are sleeping with each other. We turn in together, sleep on each other's bed when we are spending the night over and do have that TLC/PDA moments in front of our parents.
They never asked about our sex lives (at least my folks don't). They trust that we are adults and are responsible. No ackward questions or conversation has ever been brought up. If any question were to arise from any parental unit, it would be: "When are we expecting our first grandchild from you two?"
lol i don't really tell them that much stuff. it'd be so awkward!
they never ask about my intimate life...but then again I rarely ever see my parents or talk to them
i share what the ask and if its something i rather not tell like sleeping with my bf i would just lie. i think it is best they don't know based on the fact that my dad probably will damn me to hell!
NOTHING! lol. I barely even feel comfortable kissing in front of my parents. And I dont mean making out -I mean just a quick peck on the cheek. In front of my parents my face goes red like crazy.
I don't volunteer much, but I'd answer honestly if they asked.
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I am actually very open with my parents.
I tell my mom almost everything.
She actually gives the best advice.My dad on the other hand, he knows absolutely nothing.ÂNot too much.
Only as much as they will tell me. Which may be a contribution factor to why I'm actively planning to move out.
Don't ask, don't tell. That's my game plan.
my sex life i don't share with my parents, i just think it's really not their business. when i was still living at home, i never brought a guy over to stay the night. they know that i'm not a perfect angel.
Nothing.
@sWiMpRiNcEsS@xanga - hah same, idk when to tell them i'm not a virgin anymore. trying to avoid that...
nothing at all ..
me and my mom actually have a very open relationship. i tell her almost everything. i don't go into detail about my sex life but she knows that i do have sex, but that i'm safe about it.Â
my dad on the other hand, we only talk about once every 4 or 5 months and the phone calls rarely go over 10 min, so he knows nothing about my life.ÂNothing at all. If they pry, I'll give them details like hair color, height, ethnicity, major, etc. but they've really hurt me in the past and I don't feel comfortable expressing any emotions at all in front of them anymore.
The only details I tell my parents are his ethnicity, age, location, and job. Everything else, I don't tell. I have Asian parents and that's all they need to know, any more details and they'll completely flip out.