When parents love him too

I notice a pattern every spring quarter ever since I attended college: my parents start acting funny around a certain guy. It gets quite obvious that they'd really like it if I were to go out with 'so-and-so.' And then mom starts to act like a best friend, asking how things are going with a certain friend of mine. Dad starts suggesting things like, "we should invite him and his whole family for dinner sometime." It's like my whole family wants to get to know him too.

Although quite rare, I've heard of stories where the parents really like their daughter's boyfriend so much that they get very depressed after a breakup, sometimes even more so than the girl herself. It's quite humorous actually. After that, I'm not sure the parents will want know so much about their child's personal life.

I'm sure my parents are like that. They just want the best for me. It isn't always what I want though.