Of course, the pressure he feels will vary from relationship to relationship. But if impressing the parents is essential to making the relationship work -- and it is -- then it's always going to be a stressful experience.

But this is a good thing. It's good that you care enough about her to be stressed about meeting her parents.

The trick, though, is not to appear too stressed. With the holidays just around the corner, there's a good chance that many of you reading this are going to be meeting the family for the first time.

So I thought it may be a good idea to give some of the men out there a few pointers for when it comes to meeting Papa Bear.