Meeting the parents.
It’s stressful. What do you wear? What do you say? More importantly, what do you avoid saying, and what do you need to remember to lie about? Remember not to cuss, and certainly don’t bring up mom’s functional alcoholism.
It's a universally unpleasant struggle we’ve all (hopefully) been through. Fuck that, it’s more than “unpleasant”. It’s awkward, it’s disturbing, it sucks. It fucking sucks! But at least your history with this merciless experience is nowhere near as bad as the ones gathered by confessional website Whisper.
Whisper prompted its users with the question, “What’s the most awkward experience you’ve had with your boyfriend/girlfriend’s parents?” and…well…read on:
