At the end of Scott Morrison's first meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, he showed the foreign leader photos of his family and a dog.
As first dates go, there was a lot of pressure on this one.
But the prime minister was clearly determined to build a good relationship with the president, who had found a close friend and ally in Malcolm Turnbull.
If Mr Morrison's first overseas trip to Indonesia is a pointer to his other meetings with world leaders, he'll try to win them over with enthusiasm.
"President Widodo is a sign of hope to every young boy and girl in this country in what he has been able to achieve and it was indeed a privilege to meet such a wonderful man as him," Mr Morrison told a business breakfast in Jakarta.
Tony Abbott had a fractured relationship with President Widodo, threatened to shirtfront Vladimir Putin and complained to G20 leaders about his local struggles cutting the carbon tax.
In contrast, Mr Turnbull built strong relationships with Asian leaders, hosting them in a meeting in Sydney and having dinner with President Widodo and his wife at his Point Piper mansion.
Mr Morrison's house in the Shire might not be as alluring to foreign leaders, but so far he appears to be aiming closer to Mr Turnbull's approach, rather than Mr Abbott's.
"It is my absolute intention and priority to keep the momentum going and to take it to a new level ... the platform that has been built by Prime Minister Turnbull with President Widodo to get us to this point," Mr Morrison said of the two nations' relationship.
But he has prove he's not just keeping the seat warm for Bill Shorten.
An article in the Indonesia media called Mr Morrison a "revolving door" leader, and Australia's recent history of changing prime ministers is well known overseas.
Mr Morrison is due to go to Argentina in November for the G20 leaders meeting, where he will have a chance to sell himself as more than just a stop-gap leader.
His first formal meeting with US President Donald Trump, expected at that summit, will be closely watched.
It appears that while Mr Morrison is a bit more Cronulla Sharks than Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club, he is taking his immediate predecessor's approach on the world stage.
