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March 05,2022

HOW TO EXPLAIN LIVE IN TO YOUR GRAND PARENTS

Living in India comes with its own adventures, the one that tops it all is talking to your elders about your partner and if you add live-in to it, it’s a movie worthy content. Our grandparents have lived in an era where expression of self wasn’t art, it was revolt instead. To convey your present-day ideology and understanding of love, you need a little more than patience and we are here to let you in, pun intended. ;)

The first step here is understanding that your life choices are yours and the consequences are also yours, family can just help you through it. So, accept your choice, believe in it and proceed to tell your grandparents about it. While talking to them, keep in mind that we are a culturally driven country, your grandparents will view your opinion with the same mind set, so reason with them. Bridge the gap that they feel with your understanding by providing answers.

Once they understand the foreign concept, help them ease into acceptance by introducing them to your partner. We cannot forget the fact that grandparents are the warmest people out there.

Give them time to accept it all. This must come to them as a shock, so let them take it in and don’t take their initial reactions personally. Level with them gradually and they will accept your choices with love that cannot be humanly measured.