Well, I can't go into details about his family but I do not have anything to do with them. I have good reasons to keep my distance. He understands why I don't want to deal with them but I know it still bothers him. His family is very dependent on him and they are a very close family, almost too close. There are no boundaries. They see me as a problem. He feels stuck in the middle. My family is dwindling, my parents are deceased and I'm estranged from my siblings (long story). I have isolated myself from the few friends I have because of the depression and because I don't want to answer questions about my life. So I feel I only have my BF and I guess that puts too much pressure on him. I think sometimes it is a passive aggessive response but he truly doesn't think he is doing anything wrong. I think the people in his life act the same way. Also, he feels that family should come first. He doesn't say it but that is how he acts. We haven't gone on any dates because of our financial situation. I know he doesn't like to be at home all the time doing nothing but there are things that need to be done that I need help with and he chooses to go and help others or spend time with others instead of making me his priority. I realize this is not ever going to change and am not sure what I'm going to do about it. Right now I have no where to go so there is nothing I can do about it. I love him though and he loves me. Even though we both get on each others nerves we would be miserable without each other. Why do relationships have to be so hard?