Uncharted Territory

It was either by a carefully crafted plan, or a total accident, but I ended up meeting my girlfriend’s (I’m going to start calling her “P” from now on) parents at the weekend. In fact, after a slight mix up with the serving times at a local pub that we were due to lunch at – resulting in a pair of rumbling stomachs - we ended up having lunch with them.

Talk about being thrown in at the deep end with rocks in my pocket!

Although I was terrified that I’d drop something, break something, spill something or even say something totally stupid, my diplomatic work skills came into full play, turning on the charm offensive to full - with general observations and concerned agreement whenever the conversation turned to ill relatives. I even managed to successfully return serve when the father piped up about the state of pensions.

Considering I’ve never been in a “meet the parents” position in a relationship before, the feedback I’ve had back via P is good, with her parents saying that I was charming. Not only that, but P was just as impressed with how I handled any potential conversation banana skins.

And in yet more uncharted territory, I’ve also met P’s sister, whilst more and more friends are now being told about (or discovering) my existence. P even told me today “people are starting to get very curious about you” Blimey.

So, I appear to have past the parent test, but will I pass the all important friend test?