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How do his parents handle him having a woman come through the house? Do they casually pop their heads up from the TV and give a wave? Or do they ask you to sit town for tea, tell them all about your life, and insist you two eat dinner with them? Feel that out, and see if it’s something you can handle. If not, that’s fine—but meet this guy away from his parent’s house.

Since you’re dating a lot of people, you’re also vetoing a lot of people. Your parents can wind up feeling like you’re picky. “What was wrong with that one?” they’ll ask. Their options, in their time, were more limited. They didn’t go through/discard as many dates as you do in a month.