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"Mom, Dad, I'd like to invite you to lunch at (name of nice yet casual restaurant) to meet my girlfriend. We've been together for quite some time and I think you'll enjoy meeting her."
If you make that invitation simple and to the point, and leave the particulars to the meeting at the restaurant, your parents won't have very serious expectations. The conversation at the restaurant will be more quiet, easygoing and interesting if you leave their curiosity to them until the time of meeting.
Wherever you choose to have the get together, after you introduce your girlfriend to them, I'm sure they'll have questions for you and her. It will be a nice time.
voted helpful: bomae
The only thing at all surprising to them would be that you've been seeing the same person for three years, and presumably it's quite serious.
To explain now, it's probably best to think about why you feel now is the time that you want to introduce her. Have you recently gotten more serious? Are you planning to move in together? Have you realised this is "the one"?
Then your explanation can go along those lines. e.g. "Mom, Dad... I've got something important to tell you. I've been seeing someone for a while, and I think she could be the one.... we're thinking about moving in together.. I'd love to bring her over to meet you."
The three year thing can probably come out in the conversation that ensues, and I'd imagine that their happiness that your life is working out well will easily overcome any dismay they might feel that you didn't tell them earlier.
I've known people in similar positions, and I can tell you that while they felt nervous about talking to their parents, it always worked out well!
Just teasing, but I do think it just sounds so funny. I personally would take her
to a family picnic, reunion, or something along that line. The reason I say that
is I feel if I were in that situation, and after 3 yrs, that would be much easier
for me. To just meet them all. Of course you would make her as comfortable
as possible, attentive, and dont leave her alone with Aunt Martha over in
a corner. I wish the two of you the very best life has to offer.
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