My Boyfriend Took Me to Meet His Parents Before Proposing – But His Mid-Flight Request Changed Everything
Lina-Mei is excited to meet her boyfriend Luke’s family—possibly for a proposal. But mid-flight he asks her to pretend she’s Japanese to impress his grandmother and secure an inheritance. Lina-Mei, who is Chinese, refuses to lie about her identity.
At dinner with Luke’s family, Luke tries to pass off false details about her background. When he publicly toasts her as “Japanese,” she calmly corrects him and confronts his motives, saying he values a fantasy version of her for money and approval, not who she truly is.
Luke’s grandmother apologizes for his behavior, clarifying the inheritance was never about ethnicity. Lina-Mei thanks her and leaves. The next morning she quietly packs and ends the relationship, realizing Luke never truly saw her for who she is.
At the airport, Lina-Mei reflects that love should be about being truly seen. She leaves feeling free and determined to find someone who values her real self