meeting sarah’s parents
i spent roughly a day with her and her parents. this is how it went down.
1:30p
i put on this mix:
1s mx330 back neck
1s p126 @ 15 mcg hair
1d a314 jawline/back hands
i still had roughly an hour left until i got to her place. this time was basically left for me to dry down and not smell like i showered in scent.
2:30p
i park in front of her house and she runs out to greet me. immediate compliment of me smelling nice. hug and kiss, and then it was go time.
2:32p
firm handshake to the dad, mom went in automatically with a hug. for those of you coming over from the lounge thread on meeting the parents, the awkwardness was over within a matter of a few seconds. it all felt very natural.
sarah has talked a lot about me and her parents have only seen pictures of me, so i could tell as soon as they laid eyes on me they were scanning me and trying to get a feel for me. because her mom went in for the hug, i think the mix really got to her. you might see this a few paragraphs down.
2:35 - 3p
tour of the house, setting my stuff down, etc. interesting note here. she has a dog and from what i had heard previously, the dog is very lax and calm. sarah gave me a treat from the jar so i could “introduce” myself to the dog. i got down to dog level and held out my hand for the dog to smell it, as is common practice when meeting new dogs (more info here: Dog communication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and knowing full well i had a314 there. she (the dog) was timid at first, probably more confused than anything. did the a314 get to her? or was i just an unfamiliar scent? in either case, she seemed afraid to approach my hand, but then again she knew the treat was in my hand and could sniff it. eventually she started licking all over my hand, a314 included. i had her sit and behave for the treat, and she got it.
i don’t think i’ve had much experience with pheros around animals, so it was interesting to see this encounter with a dog and a314.
at the same time:
if there was anybody freaking out about meeting the parents, it was sarah. originally i thought the mix bombed her out. she likes mx330 (a PJ post coming on that later), might’ve been awkward around a314 because she hadn’t experienced it lately, and i had no idea what p126 was going to do to her. (i used it because it had a social-ish effect on previous tests) then her mom said something about her being nervous for me meeting them. this started a fairly long tease period, again as you will see in later paragraphs. i think sarah was afraid her parents wouldn’t like me, or that things would get too awkward, or whatever. i was chill and starting to joke around, the parents were smiling and talking in a jovial manner, so if anybody was nervous, it was sarah.
3 - 4:30p
they ate a brunch in anticipation of me coming for a late lunch, so after i got settled we all went out to lunch. you could rename this 90 minute period as “rip on sarah time” and/or “sarah’s mom loves jayarea time.” during this time her mom would not stop teasing her, i think mainly to keep the spirit light albeit at her expense. i went along with it not so much as to tease her, but to not break the mood. we all laughed (sarah mostly put on a terse smile) and had a good time. why is this important? p126. if it was doing anything, even the slightest bit, it was enhancing a social atmosphere. all teasing aside, it was a very conversation-oriented lunch. i’ve personally never talked so much in a high pressure situation. granted, part of it was that sarah’s parents were trying to get to know me, but i didn’t feel as if i had to force any answers to their questions. it was natural. also, i even asked them some questions too, something unlike me.
then came the part of impressing her mom. it wasn’t on purpose, but it was definitely set up. i think her mom was talking about how sarah can be neat and organized, and i said “based on how well you keep your house, seems like she gets it from you” and her mom laughed and said “oh sarah, he’s a winner in my book already.” sure, she could’ve been saying this just to say this. and sure, it could’ve been just my natural charm and good humor. 
but somewhere along the line, i think the overall mix got to her. p126 might’ve loosened her up; i think the a314 really did it for me. sarah calls her parents a lot and she’ll let them know about anything nice i do for her, such as get her flowers or send her some get well care packages when she’s sick. this painted a good image in their heads, and when the real thing (me) came walking in the door with a314, i think it really tied everything together and showed me as a stable, mature, confident boyfriend. her dad asked me about my schooling plans and he was impressed that i was doing well in school and had future plans.
4:30 - 5:30p
sarah’s parents went home and sarah took me around to see different sights of her hometown like her old school and what not. casual couple bonding time, and the mx330 kicked in a little bit here. another compliment of me smelling nice. my hand also wandered to various strategic locations as she drove and never once was pushed away.
5:30 - 7:30p
came back and watched a movie in her room. just some relaxing time for both of us. she fell asleep on my chest during part of it so she got a good exposure to the mix.
~7:30 - 9:30p
i occasionally like to make some tasty dishes and sarah absolutely loves my cooking, and her parents have heard all about it, so she thought it would be fun to do some cooking together. pretty simple menu for short notice: rigatoni with sausage in marinara sauce, artichoke and cheese antipasto/appetizer skewers, and a salad. her parents loved the meal and appreciated the fact that a. i can cook 
and b. sarah and i had a good time working together in the kitchen. scored some more points here with her parents and a314, and with sarah.
nighttime:
her parents went to bed early so we set her stereo at a low, yet high enough volume to muffle any sounds that might’ve occurred during the following two hours. 
mx330 stole the show here. i need to finalize some things and i promise, the PJ post will be up and you can get a view into my mx330 story.
the next day
9a
we were in a groggy state just rolling around occasionally and getting into various snuggle positions. at one point she had her face in the back of my head, right where the mx330 was, and again complimented me on smelling nice. this confirmed my thoughts that she was smelling the mx330 more than anything, and was surprising as it was many hours after app and she could still smell it. i guess after smelling it first thing in the morning, mx330 kicked in again and we roused ourselves from sleep in a very pleasant way.
11a - 12:30p
simple brunch at the house and not much interaction with the parents, but we were all still on good notes. sarah usually gets very emotional when we have to part so it was a matter of finding the right time to say goodbye. when it came time we sat in her room for a bit and had some quiet time together. she’s very stressed out with school and i’m one of the few stable points in her life, so it’s hard on her when i’m not around.
after packing, i went to say goodbye to her parents. i had on only residual pheros at this point, don’t know how much of the mix was still going. i expected her mom to go in for a hug so i went in too, and it was ok. another firm handshake to the dad. nice goodbye, and it wasn’t terribly bad as we have plans to visit each other over the winter break, so it won’t be long before we all meet again.
conclusion
- meeting the parents is ok. everyone hit it on the head in the lounge thread. be cool, be yourself, and have fun. it’s over before you know it.
- a314. get it. use it. repeat.
- p126 still seems to be social. i have a post in the PJ about having crazy dreams with it on. didn’t have too crazy of a dream with it while sleeping with sarah, but i think the crazy effects were somewhat negated by me sleeping next to my gf.
overall, a fairly good weekend.