Hey everyone!
I'm having a bit of a relationship problem and I'm not sure how to handle it. Or if I should. I'm dating this really wonderful guy. He's one of the sweetest men I've met and he's very considerate of my past relationship issues. I really couldn't ask for a better partner.

He has a lot of strong principles, which isn't a bad thing and I'm not trying to imply that's a problem. I love him even more for it. The only thing is that he really dislikes my brother. I can see why because my brother isn't a good person. Even so, he's my family. But now I feel like I've been put between them to act as a peacekeeper. And I'm really really failing.

I've been trying to explain to my boyfriend why my brother is the way he is. Our childhood home was far from ideal and my brother got the worst of our father's temper. I think that helped my boyfriend understand a little bit, but now my brother is in legal trouble again, and my boyfriend doesn't want anything to do with my brother. He hasn't tried to prevent me from seeing my brother, but I can tell it upsets him if I even mention it.

I'm so afraid that I'm going to lose one of them because of this, but I feel helpless and don't know what to do.