You never know sometimes what rubs people the wrong way. In this instance the people is your date’s family and what’s rubbing them the wrong way is you.
You were the life of the party when you met your date’s family. You laughed at their jokes and even told a couple of good ones yourself. You did not hog any of the conversations nor were you just a wallflower either. You had the right balance of listening, talking and asking intelligent questions without trying to be nosy.
Most guys make one of two main mistakes when trying to be “romantic”: (1) They try to use romance to create attraction. (2) They use too much romance, thinking that more must be better.