Chapter 381 Meeting the Parents I (1/2)

Sophia nodded, understanding a bit where he was coming from.

She tried hard to see it from his perspective, even though she felt that she was too young to be thinking about marriage.

Dating, being in a relationship and having a serious relationship were all different things.

One dated to find someone compatible then would enter a relationship. Finally, it becomes a 'serious relationship' when you want to get married. Some actually live together first before getting married, just to 'test' the waters or perhaps, not truly wanting to take that final step that they deem 'unnecessary'.

People normally do it in that order, more so when one is young. There is always time, right? And how sure are you that the person is the one? You don't want to tie yourself down so soon, right?

Thus, the older you get, the less time is spent on dating, or rather - you date with a view of going into a serious relationship.

That is how Sophia always viewed it and that is how it is for her.

For Ali, however, it was completely different. His culture, or way of life, is such that the person you date is the person you marry. He had told her that before, and she hadn't quite truly understood that.

Now, however, she could see the slight difference.

When she was just viewing him as a 'boyfriend', she didn't think about getting along with his family, or stuff like that. Those were supposed to be for 'later'. But if she was to view him as a potential husband, then all of those 'later' stuff ... was actually very important, wasn't it?

When you decide to commit yourself, into the relationship, your thoughts and views are different.

That is probably what Ali meant.

”Sophia,” Ali began again, ”I'd like to bring you home to meet my parents.”

Sophia's eyes flew wide open.

Her first instinct was to scream, 'It's too soon!'

But when she saw the earnest desire in his eyes to bring her into his life, she swallowed it down.

This is definitely what he meant by treating her seriously, and she should reciprocate as well. She had been curious before but had never asked. So, this would be a good first step.

Thinking about the existence of God was too profound. Sophia figured that it would be better to see what Ali's family is like first. What would living with him be like? As his wife? What would her mother-in-law be like?

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Ali, still awaiting and answer, saw how much she was starting to look very scared.

He gripped her hand tightly and said, ”I will be there with you. I will protect you. But if you don't think you're ready yet, it's okay. We don't have to do this now.”