Might your parents' mere appearance scare people off?

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There's something that I've only thought of recently. And that is, how much of a role the appearance/presence of a parent can scare off any potential curious people.

My mom is very talkative and friendly.

My father is a large man, and though not macho/violent/whatever, he looks generally intimidating. I have to wonder if when I'm around my dad guys see him and go "Don't wanna mess with that"?

I don't believe it was ever an issue when my sister was dating, though...

I doubt parents could scare off friends/acquaintances/lovers. Parents aren't taken that seriously, not in my world, anyway. Same if you've got strange sibs - doesn't matter. Do your friends have perfect parents?

It's not my mom's appearance, it's her overly-conservative and judgmental nature that would scare them off. She'd never approve of anyone that was less than Jesus-reincarnate yet she wants me to get married and have babies. I guess it doesn't matter since Pennsylvania boys hate fat chicks anyway.

Nah, my parents are very friendly. My mom wears band tee shirts and jeans and my dad tends to wear all black. They're pretty laid back people.