Dear Queenie,
I’ve been seeing my girlfriend for almost a year now but my parents haven’t met her yet because they are very racist and she is from a different ethnic group than us. When I go out with her I tell them I’m going out with some friends, but I suspect they know that’s not exactly true.
I’m afraid if they meet my girlfriend they will not be very nice to her.
Queenie, is there anything I can do to make things better?—Worried boyfriend
Dear Boyfriend,
Your parents probably wonder why they have not met your girlfriend yet and they may suspect what the reason is.
If your girlfriend does not already know about all this, explain it to her now and tell her you want to introduce her to your folks and hope she is prepared for their reaction. Then let her decide whether she wants to meet them – and whether she even wants to keep on seeing you under these circumstances.
