Hey friends, Jamie Grace here and welcome to wait it out a podcast all about dating relationships

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Today's question comes via Instagram DM.

It's from A and she says I'm 17.

I met this amazing Christian guy when I worked at a summer camp this summer.

He wants to meet my parents, but I'm very scared that they won't approve of him.

I haven't exactly been honest with them about past relationships,

but I really want this one to work out.

Any tips about introducing my family to the guy of my dreams?

That's a great question. I think I'm very intrigued to know, like I don't always get the chance

to ask follow-up questions with these, but I would be really interested to know as to why your parents

won't approve of him, like why you don't think they're going to, why you don't think they're

going to like him.

I'm wondering if maybe, I know you didn't mention that he's a Christian, so I'm wondering if maybe I know you didn't mention that he's a Christian so

I'm wondering if maybe your parents don't share the same values or I'm not really

sure what it might be but I think that it would be responsible for you to go to your parents ahead of time and just

be very honest with them about this guy and say why you like him and what's so great about him

and ask their thoughts even before you introduce, well drop on the mic, even before you introduce,

you introduce them to your parents.

Because I think the easy thing to do

would be for you to kind of make it like,

you know, you and this guy are just already one and he is

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