I must shake off the notion that having…

I must shake off the notion that having dinner with a couple is very awkward. That is: a table of three, me and the two of them

Having said that, could I forge a path where I do it so much that it becomes common practice?

I think it relates to how you see yourself as. And this is the image I like to think of myself.
A satellite. Always watching over, and never getting involved in the action. (Don’t start about how the Moon affects tides)