True Dating Confession: "My Boyfriend's Mom Just Sent Me Lingerie"
A few brave readers have shared their true dating confessions, including "I have orgasms while doing sit-ups," "I've never waxed...down there" and "I'm a lame girlfriend in the winter" (that one was me!).
Well, today, one reader shares how her boyfriend's mom mailed her a surprisingly racy package...
Here's our reader's story...
So here I am, sitting at my desk at work, when the mail guy drops off a package. I see the unique scrawl of my boyfriend's mother's handwriting, and sure enough, the return address confirms it. "Aw, that's nice," I think. "She sent me a Valentine's Day package." Every year-I've been dating her son for six-she usually sends a bunch of chocolate hearts and gift card to Starbucks. So I open up the package expecting the same (which I always LOVE), and sure enough, there are the chocolate hearts. Yum, OK, I keep digging. I unwrap the red and white tissue paper that's left only to reveal....
LINGERIE. My boyfriend's mother bought me LINGERIE. And not like, could-maybe-possibly-be-pajamas lingerie, real, honest-to-goodness lingerie: black, lacy, see-through, with a thong. She's usually not the kind of person to acknowledge that her son and I make out (let alone do anything other than that), so I don't really know where this sudden showering of, um, affection came from. But now here's the dilemma: a) How in the world am I supposed to send a thank-you note? What am I going to say? Thank you so much for the, uh, well, the thing-it's very pretty. But really, you shouldn't have...and b) it actually IS really pretty, but can I possibly wear something like that from my boyfriend's parents?!? Every time I put it on, I'll think of them... (Hmmm, maybe that was their idea??)
So tell me, has this happened to anyone else? Am I reading too much into this? Should I wear it anyway? Is it ever appropriate-outside of a bridal shower-for your boyfriend's parents to buy you something so closely related to sex?
P.S. When you and your boyfriend visit your parents, can you sleep in the same bed? Do you talk to your parents about your love life? And how did they first tell you about s-e-x-?
Photo: From Journelle, our favorite place to buy our own lingerie
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