3102: Won't Get Fooled Again
Because it's SO GOOD =D The classiest parents EVAR:No city, No state: Hey Carolyn,
I need your help with a problem regarding my wife and my parents. Last weekend we were all out to dinner and an ex-boyfriend of my wife's came up to our table and said to my wife, hi, do you remember me. My wife said yes, how have you been. Well, the guy was a complete jerk and added a couple of details of sex acts they apparently shared back when. My wife's face got redder than I had ever seen it. My dad got up and asked to guy to come with him. Meanwhile my mom said to my wife, my goodness, dear, your taste in men has definitely improved. That young man can't even speak correctly. He mumbled so I could barely understand a word he said.
When my dad returned to the table she repeated this to him and he agreed.
Now here's the problem: my wife doesn't want to see my parents any more as she is very embarrassed by what the guy said. I have tried to tell her that my parents realize she had a past and don't think it's any of their business, hence the remark about not understanding the guy. What else can I say?
Thanks
Carolyn Hax: Tell her she can't hide from your folks forever, and the longer she waits to see them again, the larger this will loom in her mind -- and theirs, but use your judgment about adding that. Look at it this way: If she sees them often from now on, the percentage of their time together during which her past sex acts were discussed will be greatly reduced.
I need your help with a problem regarding my wife and my parents. Last weekend we were all out to dinner and an ex-boyfriend of my wife's came up to our table and said to my wife, hi, do you remember me. My wife said yes, how have you been. Well, the guy was a complete jerk and added a couple of details of sex acts they apparently shared back when. My wife's face got redder than I had ever seen it. My dad got up and asked to guy to come with him. Meanwhile my mom said to my wife, my goodness, dear, your taste in men has definitely improved. That young man can't even speak correctly. He mumbled so I could barely understand a word he said.
When my dad returned to the table she repeated this to him and he agreed.
Now here's the problem: my wife doesn't want to see my parents any more as she is very embarrassed by what the guy said. I have tried to tell her that my parents realize she had a past and don't think it's any of their business, hence the remark about not understanding the guy. What else can I say?
Thanks
Carolyn Hax: Tell her she can't hide from your folks forever, and the longer she waits to see them again, the larger this will loom in her mind -- and theirs, but use your judgment about adding that. Look at it this way: If she sees them often from now on, the percentage of their time together during which her past sex acts were discussed will be greatly reduced.