The Language of Love: How Miscommunication Leads to Complication
6. He says: “We should swing by my parents’ place for Sunday dinner one day.”
You hear: “I’d like you to meet my family sometime in the future.”
He means: “If I’m even considering taking you to meet my mom, it’s pretty serious for me.”
This one can be tricky, some men would take a goat home to meet their mom if it was something new in their life that was pretty and had soft skin. Time is a major factor. If you get to meet his mom after a week or two, she probably met the last girl not too long before you. But if it’s been 6 months to a year, and he’s inviting you to family gatherings that will be attended by the important people in his life (parents, children and siblings) he may be thinking long-term. This doesn’t exactly work the same way in reference to his friends. Friends usually have lower expectations than family members do, and their approval may not mean as much as his family’s to him. Don’t assume just because you met Man-Man and Big D that you’re in there.
