moderatelyvivid said: Basically say all this to him. Tell him you need to prepare for meeting other people and you’d rather do it in a casual setting than a formal one. Respectfully decline. AND COMMUNICATE!!! :)
stradivariuspk4 said: why not just say no to meeting the parents. If you need time to prepare if it is that axiety, like i get., maybe tell him? *still do not understand where the axiety starts*
edwinlandfill said: if saying “no” is better for your welfare and mental state, then screw him. If he makes an offer he hasn’t made sure it’s all right to make, he has to be fucking prepared for it to be rejected.
Thanks for all the replies.
We had a conversation about it, and for once I stood up for myself, and firmly, but gently, made my point, and finally he understood that it’s not that I object to meeting his parents, but that my anxiety makes meeting strangers on such short notice super uncomfortable, and we’re good now.
I really appreciate everyone’s support today. I really needed it. <3