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"Today, a reader reveals that her boyfriends&amp;#x27; parents dress way too skimpily...Here&amp;#x27;s our lovely reader&amp;amp;#8217;s question: When we were first dating, my boyfriend told me that his parents weren&amp;#x27;t very modest. He had seen more of them than he ever wanted to. His mom would skinny-dip in their pool, and his dad would walk around in a short robe. I thought it was funny at the time and just made fun of him. But I went to their house this weekend, and his mom was wearing this really short (I mean SHORT) robe. I accidentally looked over as she was bending over to put something into the dishwasher, and I saw WAY more than I wanted to. It made me really uncomfortable. I couldn&amp;#x27;t look her in the face all through breakfast. After breakfast, I told my boyfriend, and he was kind of insensitive. He said he didn&amp;#x27;t see why I was making such a big deal. Now, I&amp;#x27;m just weirded out about how they&amp;#x27;re all so comfortable with the situation. My boyfriend has told me before that he doesn&amp;#x27;t like it, and he was pretty embarrassed of the fact that I had seen that, but I can&amp;#x27;t help feeling freaked out about the whole situation. What do you think? Here&amp;#x27;s my answer: My doll, thanks so much for your email, and what a bummer that you have to deal with this situation. Breakfast must have been so awkward! Here&amp;#x27;s my take: Your boyfriend is embarrassed and uncomfortable by his parents&amp;#x27; exhibitionist tendencies, and he wishes they&amp;#x27;d wear regular-sized robes, too--or just get dressed, for Pete&amp;#x27;s sake! When you saw his mom prancing around half-naked, he was mortified, so he pretended that you were over-reacting. What now? I&amp;#x27;d recommend talking to your boyfriend. Tell him that you love his parents--tell him that they&amp;#x27;re funny, smart, great cooks, brilliant at Scrabble, whatever. Then tell him that you grew up in a more modest family, and it makes you uncomfortable to be around his parents when they aren&amp;#x27;t fully dressed. Be calm if he bristles at first (he might be embarrassed) but insist that he acknowledges and recognizes your feelings. He is your boyfriend, and he should listen to you and be on your side. Then you guys have at least two options: a) He can talk to his parents and ask them politely to wear more clothing when his friends are visiting. b) If he feels too awkward talking to his parents, then you could consider not staying at his parents&amp;#x27; house, or you could all go out to breakfast next time. You definitely should not have to be in that position again -- it&amp;#x27;s totally inappropriate for them to be half-naked when you&amp;#x27;re over. So feel confident, talk to your man, and good luck! xoxo Dear readers, what do you think? Have you ever felt awkward around your boyfriends&amp;#x27; and friends&amp;#x27; parents before? Do your parents ever walk around in their underwear or too-short robes? I&amp;#x27;d love to hear your thoughts... Photo: istock.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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