Meeting Your Partners Parents Dr Wendy Walsh

Dr. Wendy Walsh · ⏱ 2:31 · 6.4K مشاهدة · 4 years ago

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are you about to meet your partner's parents for the first time it's nerve-wracking know i've got some tips for you hi i'm dr wendy walsh for local now and i'm here for you have phd in clinical psychology and my specialty is relationships i've been studying the science of relationships for over 30 years now probably one of the most nerve-wracking relationships is the relationship you might have with your partner's parents because after all maybe they'll become your in-laws someday and meeting them for the first time can be particularly nerve-wracking so here are some things that you should do number one ask your partner how important this is mean is it very casual do they live nearby do they meet lot of the people they date or are you taking trip somewhere and it's family function and they've only met one of their other partners in their life then it's really big deal right so find out exactly what this means to your partner secondly when you show up bring gift somebody asked me recently on social media should you bring your girlfriend's mother flowers on mother's day yes of course bring gift and have some kind words on your lips just bite your tongue if you want to say anything negative number three remember this isn't only an audition for you this is an investigation chance for you to look at the family system the family jokes how weird they might be finally if you do see that the family system is kind of bullying or negative to your partner it's your job to have their back don't join in the family jokes that ridicule your partner just because it seems fun remember you're there as his or her team mate so you've got to have their back and finally make sure you reciprocate if they take you out to dinner and they pay the check make sure you take them out to dinner next or cook for them but find way to show them that you can play even steven with them and you're going to be good team player for this family good luck know it's nerve-wracking but you got this i'm dr wendy walsh for local now thanks for watching you can follow me anywhere on my social media that's at dr wendy walsh we'll see you next time