When I conceived the idea of celebrating the Royal Wedding with an entire week dedicated to hearing about weddings and reviewing wedding-centric novels, an idea struck me. Kate has landed her Prince, but how about presenting a tongue-in-cheek Chick Lit guide to snagging a prince. Every day at mid-day, from Monday until Friday we’ll give you five steps to getting your own Happy Ever After.

Step Two: Meet The Friends/In-Laws

It’s fair to say that meeting a boyfriend’s friends/parents can make or break your relationship. Everyone’s seen the movie Monster-In-Law, right? The last thing you need is a meddling mother trying to break up your relationship. Then again, if your man is a mummy’s boy you’re probably best off running as fast as you can in the opposite direction. You also don’t need a mother-in-law who is going to nag you. About babies, about marriage, about your job. Meeting the mates, too, can be fraught with difficulties. You don’t want to like them too much or be too enthusiastic otherwise they’ll become your metaphorical third wheels. But not liking them is also a big no-no. You can’t expect your man to give us his friends. You wouldn’t, would you?

Tomorrow, navigate the tricky step of moving in together!

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