My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year now. I'm 22 and he's 23. His family immigrated to the US when he was 5 and even here they are very involved in their cultural groups, church, etc. He is very rarely involved. His family prefers that he is with someone from their culture.
Even though he and I get along extremely well they would still tell him he should leave and would try to set him up while we were together.
I know it's extremely stressful for him when this happens because they will not leave him alone about it. They'll follow him around and pester /yell at him. It would be easier if he lived somewhere else however for the next year or 2 he cannot move out due to debts and them needing help.
About 6 months ago we had broken up, family reasons, and got back together secretly. But when he told them again the same thing kept happening.
About 2 months ago he had picked out a promise ring and we were discussing a future. Then a month after that he called off the relationship again due to family. Which once again did not last long. So now we're back in the secret phase.
Is it best to just keep it hidden until he's able to move out? Or is there another option? His family won't be accepting of it and they are not open to getting to know me. Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated.
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