In some families, meeting a partner naturally leads to conversations about marriage and future plans. In others, parents prefer to give couples space to figure things out themselves.
Discuss how involved you expect your families to be in your relationship. This is particularly important if you come from different family backgrounds or have different expectations about parental approval.
Meeting the family does not have to be a performance where everyone says the right thing and gets along instantly. Sometimes, people need time to become comfortable with each other. What matters is that you and your partner walk into the experience with an understanding of what it means to you both.
