1 Fess Up to Accidents 承认错误!

　　Greg is doing his best to make a good impression on his future dad-to-be in Meet the Parents, but his bad luck leads to disaster after disaster. But things just get worse when he tries to cover up his accidents, like replacing the family's cat with a stray who ends up destroying the house. Honesty is the best policy!

　　2 Be a Good Sport 要擅长运动

　　When Andie meets Ben's family for the first time in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days she jumps right into their game. It loosens everyone up right off and she feels like a part of family by the end of the game。

　　3 Be Yourself 做自己

　　In The Birdcage, Val invites his fiancée Barbara's conservative senator father and his uptight wife for dinner at his parents' home in Miami. The only problem is that Val's parents are two gay men who own a South Beach club. To avoid any controversy, one of Val's dads decides to dress in drag and pretend to be Val's mother. The dinner is a disaster, albeit a hilarious one. But after Val and Barbara explain their motives, the conservative parents understand and forgive Val and his two dads, proving you should just be yourself。

　　4 Be Understanding 要能体谅和理解

　　When Jamie meets Dylan's dad who's suffering with Alzheimer's disease in Friends With Benefits, she's super accepting of Dylan and his family。

　　恋人拜访父母的克制事情：

　　1 Go Overboard 别太过火

　　In Father of the Bride, George was having a tough enough time learning his daughter was engaged to the man he's meeting for the first time!See the picture up there?Don't go overboard!

　　2 Forget to Set Ground Rules 别忘了设定规则

　　In Failure to Launch, 35-year-old Tripp lives with his parents who are home when Paula and him arrive there for a date. Even though Tripp is using the "accidental" meeting to freak Paula out so she'll break up with him, if you really lived with your parents you'd want to make sure they knew not to interrupt your date (and spill the beans that you live with them)!

　　3 Forget Who You're Dating 别忘了你在跟谁约会

　　In The Family Stone, Meredith meets boyfriend Everett's family for the first time and things don't go according to plan. By the end of the flick there are some unexpected couplings, which works out in the movie, but probably wouldn't in real life。