Happiest Seasons - A chapter has ended, and a new one’s begun

Harper is a Christmas person, but her partner, Abby, is not very into the festival. Harper wants her girlfriend to stay at her house during Christmas, but the problem is she has not come out to her family. Therefore, they have to pretend to be roommates only while staying at Abby's house. The first day of staying does not go really well, because Harper bumps into her ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend in the restaurant, which makes them a bit embarrassed. On the second, the family has a party at the house. Meeting Harper's old friends makes Abby not comfortable with their relationship. On the third day, Abby goes out with the family of Harper's sister to buy a present for the upcoming party. Harper's nephew and niece pull a prank on Abby by stealing an item and blaming it on Abby. Abby cannot prove herself guilty, so Harper's family starts to have bad impression on her, and they have decided not to let Abby come to the party. Abby misses the party, but she gets to hang out with Riley, a friend of Harper's. Harper was supposed to meet Abby at night, but she did not, she instead stayed at the party all night. Harper suddenly becomes a stranger to her, because she does not feel like being loved by Harper anymore. Abby tries to confront her, but Harper does not promise her anything, because she does not want to lose either her family or Abby. When they are arguing, Harper's sister walks in on them and overhears their secrets. After Harper's sister reveals the secret of her being lesbian, things start to get out of control. It is not the perfect timing, but she finally comes at that very moment because she does not want to throw away her relationship with Abby. It is not until this mess happened that their parents realize the family is far from being perfect.

When you cannot live up to the social expectations, you might be afraid to show the world who you are. Being in love with someone who is still concealing his/her feelings is hard, but you have to understand the situation before any confrontations. They probably have reasons for not coming out, so forcing them to come out is kind of coercive, which it is like putting them on the spot. Of course, you have every right to be mad at them for not publicly admitting the relationship. When you cannot put up with it, perhaps it is time to let go. You just have to know that you have don't nothing wrong, and the problem is that your partner is not yet ready.

All of us want to be a good child of our parents, but no one is perfect, and you don't have to pretend being someone they like. Some families are more receptive, but some are not. Everyone's story is different, and it is hard to predict other's reactions until you have come out.