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Meeting Girlfriends Friends.

Hey so im meeting my girlfriends parents for the first time next weekend and im pretty intimidadted by it. To add to this her cousins and her aunty and uncle will be there so I have to meet them to. My girlfriend also wants to meet some of her friends aswell on the friday.

I just cant be bothered though, I know it sounds harsh and I know it might make me sound like me sound like a bad boyf, but she's got loads of friends and they all want to meet me because she's told them such good things. Its not like I havent met any of her friends before , I've already met 7 of her friends from home during the uni year. I think most of her friends are lovely girls or really nice guys , but I just cant be bothered and I think she expects me to be best friends with all of her friends.

My gf says I should relax because they're just her friends but ofcourse she would say that, but i feel like my girlfriend expects me to meet so many people. Im quite good at these situations and make a really good impression most of the time, but I just feel like my girlfriend has me on constant parade and I hate it. Im on my best manners polite, and am always ofcourse wary that these are her friends and I need to make a good impression. my girlfriend knows I make a good impression and is eager for me to meet all her friends but I just hate it, although you wouldn't know to see, I hate meeting new people all the time, doing false superficial small talk, and social networking. All things my girlfriend is likes, so she cant see the problem when i have when. I know its so petty and not a big deal, but i'll just feel like im being fake all weekend and constantly thinking of the right thing to say and it just makes me feel unhappy.

I think its bad enough i have to meet her parents sister, two counsins an aunty and an uncle, and am expected to meet all her friends on the firday aswell, I know its easily done, but am i being unreasonable, I havent seen her in four weeks and would appreciate some time alone.

Reply 1

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Hey so im meeting my girlfriends parents for the first time next weekend and im pretty intimidadted by it. To add to this her cousins and her aunty and uncle will be there so I have to meet them to. My girlfriend also wants to meet some of her friends aswell on the friday.

I just cant be bothered though, I know it sounds harsh and I know it might make me sound like me sound like a bad boyf, but she's got loads of friends and they all want to meet me because she's told them such good things. Its not like I havent met any of her friends before , I've already met 7 of her friends from home during the uni year. I think most of her friends are lovely girls or really nice guys , but I just cant be bothered and I think she expects me to be best friends with all of her friends.

My gf says I should relax because they're just her friends but ofcourse she would say that, but i feel like my girlfriend expects me to meet so many people. Im quite good at these situations and make a really good impression most of the time, but I just feel like my girlfriend has me on constant parade and I hate it. Im on my best manners polite, and am always ofcourse wary that these are her friends and I need to make a good impression. my girlfriend knows I make a good impression and is eager for me to meet all her friends but I just hate it, although you wouldn't know to see, I hate meeting new people all the time, doing false superficial small talk, and social networking. All things my girlfriend is likes, so she cant see the problem when i have when. I know its so petty and not a big deal, but i'll just feel like im being fake all weekend and constantly thinking of the right thing to say and it just makes me feel unhappy.

I think its bad enough i have to meet her parents sister, two counsins an aunty and an uncle, and am expected to meet all her friends on the firday aswell, I know its easily done, but am i being unreasonable, I havent seen her in four weeks and would appreciate some time alone.

My god, just tell them a story in a similar style to what you've written and they'll fall asleep and you can leave or whatever. :p:

Reply 2

Just ask if you can meet her friends another time, its simple enough! ..and you should feel happy that she likes you enough to want to introduce you to her friends :p:

Reply 3

Well, first lesson to learn is that if you do something badly, you'll never be asked to do it again. So, first things first, go for a run, for 3 hours. Then, don't shower, sleep in the clothes you're going to be wearing over the weekend and discard all notions of personal hygiene. Secondly, learn to swear like a trooper, the 'c' word will be particularly helpful here. Thirdly, act like a complete **** - defecate in flower beds, hock up greenies and spit while having conversations with her parents, break wind at inopportune moments (moments of silence are particularly good for this) and generally portray yourself as a complete bastard. She'll never invite you to meet her friends/family ever again.*



*May result in loss of regular sex.

Reply 4

lol, whilst i wish I could, I just dont think i could do that! more female opinions would be well recieved.

Reply 5

any takers?

Reply 6

I have the gift of managing to make a terrible impression on everyone I meet without the slightest effort. It hasn't got me out of meeting my girlfriend's friends, but it certainly gets me out of being expected to be likeable, and she'd be unlikely to introduce me to new friends she made.