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How Much Should Your Family Know When it Comes to Your Sex Life?

The discussion about sex has always been an awkward one in my family. My mom asked me over and over again if I was having sex and once I finally admitted it I was in big trouble. Despite her anger I was immediately put…
Treating Your SO as a Friend for Your Family's Comfort Level

My dad's side of the family are also some of the most progressive, liberal minded thinkers that I have ever met. I am what I like to call the Hippie-Conservative. I am a forward thinking and liberal when it comes to mos…
Defending Yourself with Forks and Knives at the Dinner Table

Because my mom works the night-shift at her job and my older sister and I were so involved with rehearsals at night, I never got to have a "family dinner" while I was at home. We only go out together for special occasio…
Why It Sucks to Have Parents Who are In Love

My parents met each other 26 years ago and immediately fell in love and began their life together. As soon as they met they spent every day together and haven't spent a night apart. To this day they still hold hands, go…
Are Culture and Religion Factors In Who You Date?

I'm Jewish and in the United States I make up 1.71% out of a total of 309,000,000 people. Being a minority as well as a part of a religion that was almost extinct and still on its way, my family believes in the importan…
You CAN'T Date My Sister!

I couldn't imagine being related by marriage to someone I hated. And hated possibly because of that never-failing gut instinct of mine, telling me that my sister's man just isn't the right guy for her, especially if she…
How Serious Do We Have to be Before You Tell Your Parents?

I have been in a relationship for quite some time now--my parents still don't know about it. I live away from home for eight months out of the year at my university, but from watching the way my parents dealt with my re…
Unbearable

So, I guess this has happened twice with two serious relationships (now and then) and it has to do with family. For intents and purposes and my ongoing struggle, I've never been liked by any guy's family though the reas…
I Could Never Date Someone My Family Hates

Family is important, and we care what they think, even if we wish we didn't. Growing up, even through the rebellious phases, we still usually want nothing more than to make our parents proud, and for the decisions we ma…
Ex-Boyfriend's Relatives

Alright so everyone knows that once the relationship is over between you and your past significant other, the friendship you had with his/her sister, brother, mother, father can never be the same again. I get that, but…