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My boyfriend vs my parents..?
so my boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year and now everything has gone south.. I graduated in May 2011 and its almost Sept (which is our 1 year). I turned 18 this week. My dad and boyfriend used to be very close, but after graduation there was some kind of tension that has yet to be resolved. my parents forbid me to see my boyfriend until they talked to him, which has been almost a month. My dad put on my boyfriends facebook status that we needed to see other people and my boyfriend deleted it. well my dad called him asking why and they didn't have the best convo needless to say... so now im torn between my parents and my boyfriend. I really love him, but he keeps putting this talk off and its making it harder on me to be with him I really love him, but I cant keep going on like this. My boyfriend tends to exaggerate and my dad cant stand that and that's what this talk is about.. my boyfriend is really hurting me by putting this off and I dint know what to do anymore.. any advice?
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- LightningLv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
Friends (and relationships) are not forever, but families are. You're only 18 and your boyfriend may not be "The one who you'll spend the rest of your life with". Your parents know better because they've experienced a lot more events in their lives then you have. Don't go on and betray your parents because they were the ones who've raised and love you and are only trying to protect you.
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Hope this helps!!! Best of luck!!
- 10 years ago
TIME OUT.....! That's what you need. From both your boyfriend and parents. Now listen up. You are only 18, and your bf is NOT going to be the first and last guy you ever will be with. That's for sure. If that were the case, it would be a very boring world for you. So..... to get a perspective on things, if you were independent and living on your own, your parents couldn't say a thing. But that could be expensive! Best advice is to take time out from both your parents and bf and sort your thoughts out. This will give all parties time to cool of and get their heads together. If your bf still loves you, he will still be there. Your parents, on the other hand will still be there regardless
- 10 years ago
Your parents are most likely only looking out for you and your parents are the ones who would never hurt you for bad reasons only your benefits(assuming you have good parents) there wi always be another boy you like more. Not saying you should break up woth him but try to see reality. You dont want family probs. You should want to have a guy that can work things out when things go wrong.
Source(s): Experience - ?Lv 45 years ago
you do not sound waiting to pass away him, you sound hopeful that he has matured and adjusted. in case you listened on your mothers and dads and gave him up as they wanted, you will possibly continuously be left thinking if it could have worked out, and that would in all threat at last turn to resentment on your mothers and dads. So why not supply him a guess to instruct he has replaced. Telll your mothers and dads you have set a different timespan, like 6 months, and which you will check out on the top, interior the intervening time they might desire to attend and spot and such as you wait to work out if he rather has replaced. that way, if he's in simple terms making delivers he can not shop, you will all comprehend via then. some human beings can do quite egocentric issues not out of a malicious nature yet using fact they don't think of, which fortunately adulthood does iron out. yet whilst he has a clearly mean and egocentric nature, do not waste your existence waiting for advancements that would on no account come. If he proves he has matured, then it's going to be time on your mothers and dads to instruct adulthood themselves and forgive and forget approximately.
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- 10 years ago
Really? Your parents have been by your side looking after you for 18 years, and you're willing to lose them to some "boyfriend." Let's say he dumps you, a month or two from now. Where 'ya going to go now? If I were you, I'd let him go and try to find a new boyfriend.
- 10 years ago
Hi there.. I know it's kinda difficult when you are in a middle of conflict, especially with these 2 important people that you love.
I see that this conflict is actually come from a misunderstanding and unfit personality. As you said, your boyfriend tend to exagerate thing and your dad is protective and maybe, conventional. Have you tried to see the problems from both perspective (from your dad's perspective and your BF's perspective)? So let me try to illustrate that for you.
Your BF's perspective: he might think that this kind of intervension (from your dad) is very unecessary. he loves you. that's the thing that really matter. he might feel that your dad is trying to be protective on you, or trying to gain respect from him. and maybe your boyfriend has a little bit arrogancy because of his "exagerate" personality. maybe he feels your dad is questioning his manliness to be a good mate for you.
Your dad's perspective: your dad might think that this "young man who dates my daughter" does not have manner. maybe he even thinks that your bf does not respect him as an older man and as your dad. if so, how come he respect you in the future? so your dad feels he really needs to protect you by eagerly wanting to talk with your bf first and sort the things out.
I personally think it's a good chance if your dad and your bf can talk personally. No matter how different personality they have, at least they have 1 in common: they love you and want you to be happy. So please, convince your bf to talk with your dad to clear things. talk to your boyfriend empathically, try to understand his point of view, try to understand deeply why he doesn't want to talk with your dad. Then, you can tell him how you feel about this whole thing and what you expect him to do. I'm sure if he loves you, he will go to your dad to have this man to man conversation and sort things out for you! :) Best of luck! :)
- Tracy CLv 410 years ago
Get you a job, and apartment of your own and go with your man, you are grown now and your parents need to learn to let go, ok if all it is that they want to meet him then make a dinner date for all of you to share family time...but if your parents are just trying to control your life and you are done with school and just got grown then they need you to make your own life choices starting now, cause I wouldn't want my kid not to know how to handle themselves late in life, so start making your own life...don't leave your man if he's good to you...and it's just that him and your dad dont get along, well the two men aren't dating.
- 10 years ago
There's no one in the world more loyal to u than ur parents..they r ur backbone dont let anyone fracture it.not even ur boyfriend may he be your love..may almighty guides you
- 10 years ago
dump him if he is hurting you talk to him and if you feel it won't work out dump him. good luck ps once there is tension between the two there will always be tension.