Meeting THE parents

Eeeeek! This weekend is going to be an important one. The boy is coming to stay and meet my Mum and brother (Dad will be away) for the first time. He doesn't know this yet (but he will once he has read this), but I am getting super nervous... He is lovely and I'm sure my Mum will approve of him, but I feel more anxious about this visit than when I met his parents. That can't be right.

As making good first impressions goes, meeting the other half's parents must be the most pressured environment in which to introduce yourself. And it doesn't make it any easier when your family didn't approve of you having a boyfriend in the first place. Argh!

I know that I shouldn't expect us to become a model family in one weekend, but I can't help wishing that it all goes perfectly. Smiles, laughs, good times - all that Hallmark jazz. Essentially, I want us to be an advert for happy families! TOO MUCH PRESSURE. And it is all my own fault. I need to put this into perspective...

I want to marry this guy so there will be plenty of time for him to get to know my family. But I want them to like him and approve a marriage before the whole thing takes place. Vicious circle of nerves and wants and needs. And needless worrying. Do I really need to care if he doesn't automatically click with my Mum? She can be quite shy and guarded with new people so I shouldn't be surprised or worried. Besides, I know they will get on once they both put the nerves aside and are able to enjoy each other's company (she is worrying, too). I'm just not sure how long that will take. HURRY UP GUYS. Please?

All in all, I think there is too much social pressure on this single event. Films like Meet the Parents do not help either. Funny, but not reassuring. Will I be able to enjoy seeing him after three weeks or will I be preoccupied from the merriment by that idiot girl in my brain lying in wait for disaster?

Eeeeeeeeeeeek! Breathe. Phew.