Done: Meet the parents

After dating for 3 1/2 yrs, it finally happened! I met THE PARENTS of the bf.

It was his graduation, and I returned the favor and went to his grad, as he came to mine.

I made him a lei and errrthing. I should have taken a picture, but got lazy.
Anyhoos, I met them. The whole family actually. hahahaha

Of course, being the dummy (the nicest insult I can think of to describe him in this situation) that he is, he did not tell his sisters and told his dad the day of.

Imagine the awkwardness. lol.

I'm not that awkward usually, but it was a weird situation when I finally met them, especially since he was participating in his graduation, thus not present when I met them! ISNT THAT GREAT? lol

His mom knew, and I had already met his cousins; but, it was weird lol.

Then, I awkwardly introduced myself. AND THEN, after a while, I asked his sister, sooooo he didn't tell you I was coming huh.. hahahaha and she said, no he didn't, and I was really confused when I first saw you. HAHA.

oh god.

And then, he walked, and the ceremony ended surprisingly quickly since it was a major only ceremony (even though my satellite ceremony ran WAY TOO EFFING LONG).

And I told him, introduce me more formally, and thank you for making this situation really awkward for me. ha. ha.

And he did. And it was still kinda weird, but fine at the same time.

took pictures and went to roscoes and had chicken and waffle!

His family was really nice, and I am grateful to have finally met them.

And even though I know it took a lot for him to bring me to meet his fam, I still do not approve of the way he went about it. I find it quite inconsiderate of him, but he apologized and I'll get over it.

This is a post that makes me appreciate that people don't really read my blog. HAHA
It's more for my benefit of thinking out loud, rather than recording a monumental moment.

Though sometimes I feel like I've been through a lot and learned a lot, there are still so many things I am completely new at and feel uncomfortable about. Today was one of those days.

I never really got nervous about meeting new people and interacting, but since his family is important, I was concerned and felt awkward.
It must have drained me since I was exhausted when I came home and napped for a while right after. It also could have been due to the fact that the ceremony was at 10 AM, and the bf picked me up at like 8. WAY TOO EARLY.

But regardless of everything and how things went today, this meeting made things more real? I mean obviously the relationship is real, and I do love being in it. Also, we've talked about our future together and what not, and never really felt awkward about "the talk." But, the whole union of two families and so on and so forth seemed too soon? I am not at all concerned about just the two of us. However, I am extremely concerned about the possibility of joining our two COMPLETELY different families together, and the possible disaster and awkwardness the union may bring forth.
Seems overall rather unpleasant.
Something everyone wants to avoid.
Rather problematic.

This issue obviously isn't the only problem we have. It also isn't "our" problem; most couples experience similar issues regarding families.
But, it's still annoying to have to deal with it.

Relationships, romantic or platonic, are hard to begin with. But, add external issues that are beyond our controls. What do you end up with? A test of strength and commitment?

Why can't we all just get the fuck along?
And why are so many things "taboo" and "wrong"?
and on this note, growing up really blows.

Forever young?

Hayon