I (F 25) lied to my partner’s (M 26) parents about what mine do for a living— perhaps out of shame. Not to excuse myself but my parents would tell us to lie about it growing up as well. Maybe it’s a cultural and pride thing?
TL;DR: We come from different socioeconomic classes. His are college educated and mine are immigrants in working class. Definitely on me for lying about my mother’s occupation when I first met his parents. I’ve been feeling really guilty for lying about what my parents do. Now that we’re getting more serious (about 3 years in), how should I tell his parents without permanently destroying our relationship? I’m not too close to them to begin with. My partner also knows about this and was understanding when I told him.