I like my bf but self confidence and family are getting in the way what should i do?

Dine out and watch movies, dance in the rain, have a picnic, text each other. Be really good friends. When you're ready, tell him you like him and the rest is up to you.. :)

Long long long time no see :)

It depends on why they say that. Take a step back and look at your relationship with him objectively. Is he really what you want in someone? Is he everything you could imagine? Is he really what YOU would be happy with being stuck with. Ignore the emotion for a slight second and question whether or not he is a good match for you. I'm only saying that because people that look from the outside in sometimes (not always) see things we don't notice because we are blinded by emotion.

If he IS everything you could have wished for and nothing is wrong between you, then it's your family. They have something against him that's personal. Their worries are not in your best interest. Just because they don't like someone doesn't mean they should force their opinions on you as if it is what's best for you.

That may be true sometimes, but it seems like they're more opinionated/biased in their decision making rather than really looking out for you.

Ignore them.

If everything between you and your boyfriend are kosher then what is there to worry about? You like him, he likes you. If he makes you happy, why should what your family thinks change anything? Don't let the opinions and view points of others destroy a relationship... the last girl I was with allowed for outside forces to degrade our relationship even though nothing was wrong, and it ended, and as much as I loved that girl with every bit of my soul I am at the same time so upset with her because she allowed everything that shouldn't have mattered to destroy our relationship...

Realize there's a separation between family and your personal relationships. It's YOUR relationship, not theirs.

Chin up :) Things will get better.