Myself and my girlfriend have been living together happily for 5 years now and we got engaged last year and we were clear about getting married within two years. Everyone was happy for us but my parents reacted very strangely when we told them recently we booked our venue for Fall 2016. They claimed it was too soon, asked me was I sure this is what I wanted to do and we were rushing into things (despite being in our 30s). I had planned on asking my father to be my best man but had to hold back on it after this reaction. My OH was very upset to hear this and thought that maybe they were trying to say they didn't like her or that we were making a mistake? We are financially sound and covering the wedding ourselves. Where do we go from here? We really thought they'd be happy and never voiced any issues before and seemed happy when we announced our engagement so can anyone shed any light on what their problem may be? I have a feeling they may not be very forthcoming if I ask them if there's an issue so if anyone has any similar experiences and can you give me any advise on how to approach this?
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Parents are upset I'm getting married so soon after living together with my girlfriend. They were happy when
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Myself and my girlfriend have been living together happily for 5 years now and we got engaged last year and we were clear about getting married within two years. Everyone was happy for us but my parents reacted very strangely when we told them recently we booked our venue for Fall 2016. They claimed it was too soon, asked me was I sure this is what I wanted to do and we were rushing into things (despite being in our 30s). I had planned on asking my father to be my best man but had to hold back on it after this reaction. My OH was very upset to hear this and thought that maybe they were trying to say they didn't like her or that we were making a mistake? We are financially sound and covering the wedding ourselves. Where do we go from here? We really thought they'd be happy and never voiced any issues before and seemed happy when we announced our engagement so can anyone shed any light on what their problem may be? I have a feeling they may not be very forthcoming if I ask them if there's an issue so if anyone has any similar experiences and can you give me any advise on how to approach this?
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Parents didn't approve of our engagement but we are very excited and committed to the wedding. How do
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