When I last checked in on Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger back in September, I could foresee their future so clearly: I feel very strongly that he will propose to her very soon, and my guess is for an early summer 2019 wedding. Katherine and Chris just make sense as a couple. They just “fit,” and I can see how all of this is going to play out with a happy marriage. It seems like Katherine’s parents see it too – Maria Shriver was the one who set up her daughter and Pratt, and it looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger is a big fan too:
Chris Pratt was spotted spending time with girlfriend Katherine Schwarzenegger‘s famous dad for the first time! On Sunday, the Guardians of the Galaxy star, 39, was spotted grabbing a bite to eat at FIG restaurant at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, California, with Katherine, 28, and her father Arnold Schwarzenegger, 71, along with his girlfriend Heather Milligan.
“Chris and Katherine met up with Arnold and his girlfriend Heather for Sunday breakfast at the FIG restaurant,” a source tells PEOPLE.
“Arnold seemed happy that Chris and Katherine joined him,” the source adds. A separate insider tells PEOPLE the group was a “lively bunch” at their table.
“A lot of laughter and storytelling,” the insider continued. “Arnold seemed very pleased to spend time with Chris. It was obvious that they got along and enjoyed getting to know each other. They had eggs, breakfast meats and fruit. Chris settled the check.”
Oooh, Chris paid? Good deal – that’s always touchy, isn’t it? Especially for the first time the boyfriend meets the dad. I wonder if Arnold and Chris had a little man spat about who would pay the check. Anyway, I can see this so perfectly too – Arnold getting along with Chris, Arnold seeing how Chris and Katherine make perfect sense together. How long before Chris speaks to Arnold about his blessing before he proposes?
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
yeah-she’s a grown woman. she doesn’t need permission or approval to marry anybody. I don’t like that tradition. I think showing respect by meeting for a meal, paying for the meal, etc. is chris’ way of showing respect to Arnold in that way but asking for permission, its 2018 NOPE. shes s grown up, she makes her own decisions
I think it’s more like a blessing to ask for some guys not necessary permission.
It’s the same thing with a different hat on.
A wedding next year? Didn’t his divorce just finalize? Let the ink dry. He has a kid, he should work on making a new family unit if he’s serious about her, not rushing down the aisle again before the child can adjust.
But to each their own.
Just thought I’d contribute an anecdote about Arnie paying for meals as told by William Goldman.
Back in the day, when Arnie was riding high as THE action star, he would often meet a friend of his who would always pay for dinner no matter what, no matter how many. Arnie would always offer to pay but was over-ruled. Eventually, he got fed up of this and, mid-meal, “went to the bathroom” but snuck off to settle the bill up front. In the middle of handing over his credit card, Arnie was picked up by the neck, turned around and Andre the Giant looked him straight in the eye and intoned, “I PAY!” Arnie never tried it again.
Very sweet.
Well he better pay the bill if he plans on getting into politics like his future FIL was in. He definetively has an agenda.