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How do I deal with my Boyfriend's Controling parents?

My boyfriend and I have been together a little over a year and I love him very much. We are sophomores in college and his parents try to control every moment of his time, and he doesn't really stand up to them. It is summer and we live 15 min away from each other. I see him about 2 or 3 times a week and his parents are complaining that they never get to see him. They say I am making him do things he doesn't want to do and taking up all of his time. They sarcastically told him to (not think about marriage quite yet). I am very hurt by these things. They say it is fine if I go over to their house and see him but he can't come to mine. I can't do that! I have a life and things to do, I can't always drop everything to go over there. The reason he doesn't fight back is because they pay for his college tuition and he doesn't want to lose that and he doesn't want to have to choose between me and them. I really don't know what to do, I'm so tired of never getting to see him and crying because of his family's comments. I love him so much. Please help if you can.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Hmmmmmm....... sounds like you have a problem. I can understand him wanting to appease them. They are his parents and they do pay his tuition. I can also understand that they interfere with his relationship with you. He is in college and needs to look to his future. Is he going to let them interfere in his job choices, where he will live, things he does at his job? Could happen. He needs to start to break away from them a little at a time. He can start by spending more time with you away from them. Sounds like they want to control his relationship with you too. It doesn't sound good at all.

    Only 2 things that can really happen. Either he loves you as much as you love him and he needs to man up and tell his parents where to go..... or........ his parents mean more to him than you do and he enjoys all the attention they give him which means you aren't jack and it will always be that way til the day that either he or they die. What kind of relationship is that?

    I understand that you love him a lot. Try to find out where you fit in the "big picture" and make your decision from there. You will get tired of it after a while and it won't be pretty for you or your relationship when you finally tell his parents to flake off.

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    5 years ago

    It sounds like he's more trouble than he worth and to be honest I'm a little bit worried about what you've described as I've had female friends who've been in a similar situation and the relationship has turned violent. What you need to realise is that this is not your fault, you've probably shown no reason for him to distrust you, other than the fact that he realises other men will find you attractive. For some reason he feels a need to control you, probably because his life is out of control in some way or because something happened to him at some point in his life. I can put money on it that he'll probably try to control the next girl after you if you leave him and I think you should! Be brave and good luck!

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