Do you talk about your love life with your mom? Does she talk about her love life with you?

For some of us, the idea of hearing about our parents’ sex life might well be so shudder-inducing we’d avoid it at all costs.  On the other hand, hearing a little first-hand info from someone you’re close to can be an enlightening experience.  SO, do you talk to your mom about her past love life, or share your current love life with her?

I live about 250 miles away from my parents – a good 5 hour drive – so I only see them every few months when the urge to go on a road trip (or the guilt at having not seen them in so long) becomes overwhelming…and my current location is the closest I’ve lived to them in the past 12 years.  But in all that time, the physical distance has never once stopped me from calling home for my mom’s patented, take-no-prisoners advice on dating and guys.  She’s an excellent, (somewhat) impartial sounding board; she’s never shy about dispensing advice and never judgmental if I don’t take said advice; and she always has my best interests at heart.  Like we all do, she uses her past experiences to inform her advice to me and I welcome that…to an extent.  There’s a line that neither of us crosses [I think, since the neither is singular, no?] when we’re talking about our personal lives and that works for us.

What about you?  Do you share every detail of your romantic life with your mom?  Does she share with you?  Listen to our new podcast about this very thing, and then tell us about your relationship with your mom in the comments!

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