Which is important to you - your parents or your fiancee?

My favorite Church - I hope it is soon, that I will be getting married, I know the parents of my boyfriend but have not spent a lot of time with them yet.

This is where I want to get married at.
@redphile (2264)
Philippines
July 31, 2011 9:40pm CST
When you are in a relationship and trying to bring that to the next level, like getting married, you have to take into consideration what your family would say. THere are conflicts and instances that your family might not like the one that you are getting married to but then what can you do? In such situations, who will have more weight to you, your parents or family or the one you love, the one you are getting married to? How are you going to handle that? Your thoughts mylotters?
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9 responses
• Philippines
1 Aug 11
Well, if your family knew your partner from the start of your relationship, you wouldn't have to worry about how they would feel once you get married. The only reason sometimes why the parents wouldn't want their child marrying a certain someone is because they don't know this person entirely. To avoid getting into the situation where they don't like the person you will be marrying, you have to introduce this person fully and make sure they know him really well. After all, why would your parents not like someone who is being nice to you and who treats you well?
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
4 Aug 11
There are actually some parents that cannot let go of their children, and even in marriage, they think that they are still their children that they need to take care of. Its not always that they dont like the person you are getting married to, but sometimes they are also jealous because they feel like they will be losing one of their children. And you are right maybe its also because that they dont know the person entirely and that they needed more time to be able to know the person and for them to be able to accept the fact that their child is getting married.
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
21 Aug 11
It is funny but then its the parents care that is talking. We all know that our parents love us so much that they dont want us to be hurt.
• Philippines
18 Aug 11
Yes, that's so true. I remember my parents telling my husband that if he was just going to hurt me, he might as well return me to them. It made me sound like a little girl at school, and how she should just stay home if things in school go bad! It sounded a bit funny.
@rose1717 (190)
• United States
8 Sep 11
My parents are important to me, but I love my husband. If they didn't like him, I would have still married him because I love him and that is all that matters. Thankfully they do like him. They call him their other son :)
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
11 Sep 11
Good for you! Me too my parents are of course important to me too and I would want to make sure that both parties are okay and comfortable with each other.
@jsae29 (1120)
• Philippines
8 Aug 11
There is a saying the parents want only the best for their child. So i guess, if your parents are saying she's not right for you, then probably they think there's a better girl for you. However, since your parents are not the one in relationship with your fiancee, they could be wrong. They don't know much about your girl, who she really is. So I guess, you need to let your parents know how beautiful and nice your fiancee is. And at the end of the day, it's your decision that really counts.
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
8 Aug 11
Yes, parents know best for their children. So we should actually make sure that the person who we are living with for the rest of our lives is the one who is worth fighting for and person worthy of love and respect even of the parents. True that the parents dont know anything about your relationship, so I guess that's where a good communication between two parties is necessary at this point.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
6 Aug 11
Well if I love the man and he is really worth my love and my parent's disgust over him has no basis then I'd choose him over my parents.Then we both will prove to my parents that he is worth of my love and that I am right in choosing him. However if my parents have good reasons why they dislike my men then I'd junk him to find another man who would be worthy enough.
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
Yes I agree if the reasons are valid for my parents not wanting that person for their daughter or son, then going for the one you love, your partner is the best thing! Proving to the parents that that person is worth it would be a great challenge but then if both parties are important to you then I bet that would not be a problem!
• China
8 Aug 11
Yes, it does happen sometimes, there is no doubt that parents are the most important. However if your financee and you love each other, you should try your best to persuade your parents to accept her, because you will be regret in the future if you listen to your parents on such issue. I think your parents will understand it. Good luck.
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
8 Aug 11
I know and I agree that parents are more important. But sometimes parents can be overprotective, so the challenge there is to make sure that you prove to them that the person that you are marrying is the one for you and is really worth fighting for.
@inkcity (21)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
Honestly, I would seriously consider whether my fiancee would be worth leaving my parents for. After all, every person eventually has to leave their past behind and build a future for themselves. Even the bible says something to that effect, that children are meant to leave their parents and build their own families (no offense if you don't believe in the bible). So if you really think this is the guy you can send the rest of your life with, then go for it.
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
Yes we should consider all possibilities and check the reasons if valid for the parents not wanting your partner for you. I believe in the bible so none taken! :) I agree that if the person is worth fighting for, well then by all means, fight for your right and the one that you love!
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
1 Aug 11
My parents are most important for me because they have sacrificed everything for me and for my happiness. Because they have make me able to stand on my foot and also expense many things for me. I think if your fiancée understands you and loved you very much then she never asked you to left your parents.
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
4 Aug 11
Me too I do agree with you on that my parents to me are the most important people in my life! They will teach you everything that you need to learn in living a real life, not just what you learn in school. I guess there may be conflicts when it comes to being in-laws r at least soon to be in-laws, but then again, this can be sorted out in such a way that everyone is gonna be happy.
• Philippines
2 Aug 11
In my opinion, yes, we all love our parents very much, and it is the family that we all consider as the most important factor that shapes us at any aspect, but the one that you choose to love and spend the rest of your life with will always be your decision. I believe that our parents' role in our life is to shape us into the proper person that we should be, that we should rightfully play our role in the society, and be good managers of the next generation. Thus, they may be the persons to tell you what's right and what's wrong, but it doesn't mean that they would be able to tell you who's to love and who's not to. Should you make a mistake, it's all on you.
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
4 Aug 11
I agree that we all love our parents very much! I definitely do love them so much and will be hurt to leave them. We have learned a lot from them and that everything in life is inspired by them. Our role models are our parents and we will definitely get a lot from them. Getting married is one of the different phases in life and that we can definitely include our parents still.
• United States
2 Aug 11
I think you do have to consider your family, why don't they like your partner? Are you really listening to what they are saying? or do you not want to hear the truth. On the other side of things, maybe the family is being ridiculous and does not have good reason to dislike your partner. In the end, the truth is your the one who has to go home at night with your partner, and home for holidays at least once a year, so can we all get along???
@redphile (2264)
• Philippines
4 Aug 11
Maybe its really that they just dont like the person, maybe they are just scared, I mean the parents, that they feel like they are losing their child to someone else. There's still jealousy of course between parents and children and they had them all of their waking lives only to be taken by someone they dont know. THhere will be time that they need to accept the fact or need to let go of their children one way or another.