Should you suggest meeting her friends or wait for her invite

If she's bringing up her friends in conversation, that's her signalling she's comfortable with you knowing that part of her life exists. But mentioning them and actually arranging a meeting are two different things. She might be testing whether you care, or just making normal conversation. The gap between 'my friends think I'm crazy for X' and 'you should meet my friends' tells you something about where her head is. If she's been dating you for less than three weeks, she might still be figuring out if this is real before mixing you into her social circle. If it's been two months and she keeps bringing them up but never suggests a hangout, that's different. That can mean she's hesitant about presenting you as part of her world yet, or it's just not on her radar.

Your job is to show interest in her world without making the suggestion feel like a test or an obligation. Don't offer up 'When can I meet them?' as your immediate response. Instead, respond to what she actually said in a way that keeps the door open for her to move forward if she wants. Ask a real question about her friends, or share something that connects to what she mentioned, which naturally creates space for her to say 'You know, you should meet them sometime.' If she doesn't take that space, you've learned something. The move is to be actually curious about her life, not to turn friend-meeting into a relationship checkpoint.

If you've been seeing her for three to four weeks and she hasn't mentioned her friends at all, not even casually, you're still in the zone where she might be taking things slow. At six to eight weeks, if there's been zero mention of her social circle and you've already talked about seeing each other regularly, it's fair to create an opening. Don't suggest a group dinner on a Saturday night. Instead, mention something that makes it low pressure, like bumping into them somewhere or a casual thing. If she shuts it down or changes the subject twice, stop asking. That's your answer. If she goes silent after you suggest it, wait five to seven days before sending anything else. After that, assume it's not happening and move on.