1.Before your trip, you have to go over a visual "who's who" with your S.O. and let them know about that one cousin to avoid.
2.You are greeted by your parents, who act like they haven't seen you in 30 years, and embrace your S.O. like a long-lost child of their own.
3.First question: "Are you kids hungry?"
4.After the HUGE meal that was prepared with love comes the cafecito and questions.
5.Then, mercifully, it's time for bed, but don't even THINK about sleeping in the same room — not until you're married.
6.This could be especially awkward for your S.O. if they have to share a room with one of your siblings.
7.Now that you've met the immediate family, it's time to meet EVERYONE ELSE.
8.Everyone fawns all over your S.O., except that one overprotective cousin who consistently gives the stink-eye from across the room.
9.Soon, the lighthearted questions turn from career and background to matters of INTENTIONS, and words like "marriage" and "babies" get thrown around.
10.Since your S.O. is now family, they are quickly put to work in the kitchen.
11.Eventually, the party winds down and people start to say their three-hour goodbyes to the newest family member.
12.Everyone except for your Titi Carmen, who never knows how or when to end a conversation.
13.Finally, you are able to pull your S.O. out of there and whisk them away for a drink, anywhere but in that house.
14.When it's time to leave and go back to your regular life, your mom now feels like she's saying goodbye to TWO of her own children.
15.Once you get back home, you get a wave of phone calls and messages about how much everyone loves your S.O. and it warms your heart.
16.Even though your S.O. has been through the crazy whirlwind that is meeting your family, they know and understand you in a much deeper way after seeing where you came from.
