She had met the greatest guy she could imagine.  He was handsome, charming, humble, had a good job, funny, had a nice house.  He really seemed like he had his life together and she could see them spending their life together…and then, she met his mother.

She had given up on dating, tired of the loser boyfriends and the wanna be players vying for a one-night stand.   She had all but given up on the hope of meeting Mr. Right.  That’s when he showed up in her life.  Once she decided to look the other way, wham there he was in front of her face. 

All had been going well, romantic dinners, night out on the town, even a long weekend went well.   As the weekend approached he mentioned his family was getting together for dinner and he wanted her to come too. 

She was thrilled that he wanted to take the next step and introduce her to his family.  Unbeknownst to her, it was going to be a night to remember. 

From the moment she walked in the door, she was belittled, befuddled, bewildered, and bewitched.  Her clothes were wrong, her ideas were stupid, she didn’t care about that one thing, she must be better than the rest of them, she didn’t let their babies dogs lick off her plate.   What was wrong with her?  And then there was the whispering.  All she could think about is when they were going to leave.  But first, she had to hear all about his ex-girlfriends…what a treat!

She kept giving him the evil death stare, but all he would do is shrug his shoulders…only if there were a way out!!!!!

Sound familiar to anyone?  I’ve been there…a few times!!  What do you do?  Is it worth continuing to date the guy if the family is crazy??  Can you stand up for yourself without offending them or your boyfriend?