Thanks everyone. I am grateful for your support and understanding.
I suppose there isn't anything I can do to fully have my parents' support. And there isn't anything they can do if I choose not to listen to them. I would still be their daughter. And they would still be my parents.
It's unfair to my boyfriend for me to unreasonably hope that somehow my parents would turn around and accept him if he changed his career. He's not dating my parents, he's dating me - so I shouldn't be imposing my parents wishes on him. I've been an awful girlfriend to put him through this.
I need to figure out what I want before this strain tears us apart.
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Originally Posted by Bill3
It isn't an issue of being able to communicate better--don't blame yourself like that. They understand what you want. They just don't want it for you.
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Thank you for this Bill. It's what I needed to hear.