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  • #106445
    Decdog
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    Hi everyone, I was hoping I could get some advise.

    About two and a half months ago I met this great guy (lets call him B). Anyway, we just clicked on every level! We have the same views on everything, like the same things and he is so sweet! For example, when I did bad on an assignment, I told him about it and he bought me flowers and told me he would come with me to see my professor — to talk about my grade — if I wanted (I did decline but thought it was really nice). I am not the only one who thinks we make a great couple either, all my friends think he is great as well.

    Here is the problem though. He told his family about us and now they want to meet me — his Mother told him he should bring me when he next visits. Normally, this would not be a big deal, right? The problem is his family lives in Indonesia! When he first told me about how his family wanted me to come with him on his next visit we both sort of laughed it off. Then, I went home and told my mother about it and she said “well why not go” and then I thought, “yeah! Why Not!” So long story short we will be spending two weeks in Jakarta in July — by that time we will have been together for three months.

    Now I am having a bit of buyers remorse….I am so excited to go to Indonesia, we are going to do a bunch of fun things, but should I really be going? Is this too soon? Did his mother just ask me out of courtesy — B says she was serious but maybe she was not. I am also a little bit scared of his mother now…apparently she always wanted him to marry a Indonesian girl and I am 100% Caucasian. Also, he has a sister who had a previous boyfriend — who B thought was a nice guy — and basically his mom made her break up with him so she could date this other guy that his mom liked — who B thought was a bit of a jerk.

    How should I prepare myself to meet her? What should I do if it does not go well?

    Thanks,
    Decdog

    #106470
    Inky
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    Hi decdog,

    The parents wouldn’t have said “Come to (freaking) Indonesia” unless they assumed their son was serious about you.

    I have a friend who now lives in Bali. I have yet to visit. To me traveling across the world is a big deal. But obviously that has more to do with fear of traveling on my part.

    If YOU are uncomfortable visiting, you don’t have to! In fact, I would wait and then the BF can tell them that your parents are sending you later as a graduation present.

    But if you’ve already bought the tickets (?) then I would grin, bear it, and go!

    Best,

    Inky

    #106485
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Decdog:

    The little description you gave of his mother makes me cringe. Oh, oh is my automatic response. This is a possible explanation of what is going on, for you to evaluate if you choose, evaluate for accuracy as soon as you can, so to get a clearer picture and decide on your next move (to travel or not and how to proceed in this new relationship). Again, it is only a possibility. Something about it may be accurate and very well worth evaluating (I will be typing as I develop my imagined poissibility, making a story out of it):

    Your new boyfriend, B, is very sweet to you. He has experience being sweet, to his mother. He loves and adores his mother and wants nothing but to please her, although sometimes he is critical of her choices. He has been a sweet boy to his mother, picking up flower on his walk from school and presenting it to her with a smile, eager to get a warm reaction from her.

    B met you and likes you and of course, his first thought (or second): please his mother, bring his mother this new… flower he found. He also needs his mother’s approval because he always did.

    You travel to Indonesia and meet his mother. There is a test there and two options: you get her “pass” grade or “fail.” If you pass her test, you also pass B’s test. If you fail her test, you failed B’s test.

    As you prepate to travel and have fun, the main purpose you are traveling is for a pass-or-fail test by a woman you never met and of whom you heard not-so-great things about (one is that you not being Indonesian may be the single Fail test factor).

    Maybe you can check with B to see if his mother is at all open for non Indonesian as a possible mate for her son, as well as if she would make exceptions for non Indonesians and what those exceptions would be (for example, she may be okay with a non Indonesian with wealth) before you go…

    anita

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