When you start dating or talking to your significant other, one of the biggest milestones in your relationship, other than meeting parents, is meeting each other's friends.

My boyfriend had the unfortunate great luck of meeting my mom, sister and best friend on our first date. He didn’t run away, so we’re good. I remember how completely nervous I was when I first met his friend. But it turned out completely fine and I honestly love them all.

I know it doesn’t always work out that way in relationships. I know plenty of people who cannot stand their significant other's friends. But some really great things happen when you get along with each other’s friends.

1. You have two friend groups.

You get two groups of friends. You have your friends and their friends and vice versa. You can do stuff your friends may not be interested in but theirs are. You get to go to multiple holiday parties and events. There is nothing truly better than that!

2. You make new friends!

You get a bunch of new friends automatically. I literally think as you get older it becomes increasingly harder to make new friends. So it’s nice to be able to easily make new friends because your significant other basically hands them to you. That's not so bad after all.

3. You’re never bored.

When your friends can’t hang out, you have them. When they can’t hang out, you have yours. It’s always a win. I mean obviously there will be times when nobody can hang out, but that’s always the perfect opportunity for date night.

4. You go on double dates.

Speaking of dates, now you have the opportunity for double dates with friends from either side of the relationship. You can double date with your BFF and their significant other. Or you can double date with your significant other's BFF and their significant other. The options are honestly endless unless you run out of other couples.

5. You bring everyone together.

I think this is my favorite part. I love having parties or going out and inviting both sides of friends. I think it makes stuff so much more fun. It gives pretty much everyone a chance to meet and talk. And a lot of the times, everyone will get along. Honestly, what could be better than that?

So basically, significant others are pretty great. But their friends are even greater. We’re all lucky to have them.