AGONY AUNT

This week one Courier reader asks us how do you tell your parents that you're in a relationship. Let's see what our Agony Aunt said.

Editorial Team
18th March 2024
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Being at uni has allowed me to explore my relationship life more than I ever could at home, and now I have a boyfriend. I knew I was gay before I went to uni but I didn't come out to my parents, they're not particularly conservative I was just worried they would think of me differently or that I'd disappoint them. I want my boyfriend to visit when I go home over the Easter break. Should I come out to them before they meet him? Or just bring him round and introduce him as my boyfriend?

I think the best thing you could do is to come out to them before they meet him. While I really hope that your parents are supportive and absolutely lovely about your relationship, there is always a risk of them having a bad reaction. If I was in your boyfriend’s position I personally would not want to be in a place where I was in the middle of a family disagreement, especially if it was my first time meeting them. Likewise, if you are sure that your parents will be supportive I would wait until you come home to come out; most parents expect that their kids will have more of a love life than they did when they lived at home. Therefore, I would carefully bring up the fact that you’ve found new close friends at uni and possibly a new relationship to gauge a reaction; if it seems positive then I would slip in the part about having a boyfriend and go from there.

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