Was anybody else nervous about telling their parents they were getting married?

Question

My boyfriend and I are very close. We are both old enough and mature enough to be married and have talked hours on end about financial, legal, spiritual, family, etc. issues. We have not been dating a very long time and although we are excited, as well as his friends, and his parents and siblings, we have not told my parents yet. I'm very excited, but at the same time I'm nervous (not like sick, I'm doing something wrong nervous, but the "about to go on stage and perform a concerto nervous." Is this normal? Did anybody else feel like this?

Answer 1

I was nervous as well.  His family knew before mine did and we were more worried about how his parents would take it, which was great.  We only dated 7 months before we decided to get married...and he was in Iraq...so that was kinda hard and a year after we started dating we got married...so it all went fast and my family took it well too.  They knew I can make my own decisions.  Now that we look back on it, we probably should have/would have waited a little longer but its all good.  we love each other and thats all that matters.  

Answer 2

Of course. I remember sitting down with my boyfriend (now husband), and my parents sat in front of us when we announced that we're getting married. It was the most uncomfortable feeling ever! Not only did I met him through the internet, he was a foreigner, who came to my country for a visit, and barely a month later, asking my dad for my hand in marriage. But thankfully, they weren't against it. They are conservative, but they know that it is not their place to judge my choice of partner.

Once you guys announce it, you'll be so relieved. Until you start planning for the wedding. Good luck.

Answer 3

No way! I was really excited to tell everyone I knew (And some people I didn't: right after we got married I was so excited, I shouted, "I get to marry this man!").

Course, that being said, my husband went to ask my family's blessing, and he said that he was very anxious-not that he thought they'd say no or anything, but because it was such an emotional moment, and he knew how close my family and I are.

He said he had the same feeling the night he proposed: he wanted all the carefully laid plans to go absolutely perfect for me, so he was very anxious when he asked me.

I think it's natural.