Step One: Be patient
Don’t get bent out of shape if your parents are less enthusiastic than you’d hoped. Give them time. Don’t get defensive and bitter. Remember that it may have taken you a while to get used to the idea (of being gay or of getting married), so be patient with their process. Your parents may feel like your wedding plans are a runaway train. They may feel like you got engaged out of the blue, are furiously planning and they’re left at the station wondering what the heck just happened. I recall my wife Jen being frustrated and angry with her parents for not being more excited about our wedding. I urged her to have patience. She had no choice. Jen’s parents are incredibly kind people and came around, of course. Yours may, too, but start slow with them...
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