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Old Jun 11, 2015, 07:02 AM
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Hello everyone!
My name is Tricia, I'm 24 years old and I'm in a very crappy situation...
I hope I can get some answers here and support, cause I really feel awful and stuck,...
Basically I recently ended my relationship with my boyfriend who I was with for almost 5 years and a half,...I got with him pretty young (I was 18) I was a young rebel teen at that time and liked badboys,...now with age I see that this isn't what I wanted anymore,...also 90% of our time was spent on my couch where he was working on his computer and I was just bored out of my mind,...also he never showed positive emotions, he always seemed neutral and mad most of the time so never really smiled much, or enjoyed life, so that was depressing, it affected me cause I'm an emotional sponge, if someone is happy I will be too, if someone is mad I probably will be too,...also he never showed me any love and little intentions, so for example in 5 years he got me flowers 3 times (I would of been happy even with a small bouquet at a grocery store that costs barely anything), he never did anything for my birthday when he was the only one that could really organise something cause my parents lived over seas. Every year I made him a cake and invited friends, and he never did any of this,...also most nights he would fall asleep on the couch so I wouldn't have him up stairs with me, and mornings he got up super early and there was never any morning cuddles. So what I saw was that I was with a person who cant show emotions, who is bitter and such and doesn't cuddle or do little couple things,...I felt like I was with a friend,... 2 years ago I wanted to end it with him cause things weren't going well but I didn't have the strength, I was scared of being alone, cause I thought I didn't really have any friends and my parents being over seas would of been hard, plus his parents are quite verbaly abussif and have had physical fights so I was scared he would turn on me...so I ended up not doing it (i did tell him and such so he knew but never changed anything) so yeah I kept thinking it's ok things will get better,...I basically built a wall of illusions I tried to create what I wanted so I posted loving statuses and just went through it all, I always tried to make things work,...my biggest mistake is I usually talk to my parents but this time I didn't cause I didn't want to worry them and I didn't know when I would be able to act on leaving him,...so I just went through it,...but now I realised how miserable I was and how this isn't how a relationship should be and such,...so I left him but while finding the right moment to leave him (been thinking about it for 2 years so been over it for 2 years) well a german friend came to ask me about a pendant I was selling and from there he asked how I was and I asked how he was, I said I was leaving my bf and he said he just got rejected by a girl,....then things escalated quickly and I felt so much overwhelming emotions that I acciently mentioned him to my parents (big mistake) now basically yesterday I just got back from a week at his place (he lives 6hours and a half away) and this week was magical, we did motorcycling, we went to the zoo and he bought me a panda stuffed animal, he treated me to an all you can eat sushi restaurant, payed chocolat, ice cream,....no one ever did all this for me, we had an amazing time! Also we went in some fields to go watch stars and he blew a baloon he had with him and I had to pop it, inside was a bunch of glitter and stars and there was a cute note, then we also went to a lac at the sunset, he also lighted hundreds candles in his room with the shape I <3 U, and he is super cuddly, has his own buisness, gets along really well with his parents (they love me) but my parents hate this guy cause they believe that he is the reason I broke up with my ex,...so for them I left a stable relationship with a guy with a good future for someone that lives far away and such,...so they hate this guy and are saying that they will never accept him and he isnt welcomed at home! (I have to move back in with my parents due to me starting new nurse studies and my mom wont be working) they said he's just a good talker and is the reason of my break up,...how do I get them to accept this guy? He teats me so well and I really feel a strong connection, it isnt just a fling, we both cried so hard yesterday when I left,...I don't know what to do my parents are super pissed and are saying that I better be ready and home on saturday cause we'll have a talk!,....I really really like this guy and know things would go so well,...everyone is happy for me except them I don't want to let this guy go.
Sorry this is so long! Any advice will be great,...
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Old Jun 11, 2015, 09:10 AM
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Your parents lived over seas for a long time so they probably don't know the facts about you and your ex boyfriend which is why they assume all these things about you and your German friend. I suggest you talk to them on Saturday as they proposed and tell them everything you've said here. If they can't understand that, then just realize only you know what's best for you, you're 24. Find a way to make it work with this guy without your parents in the picture, they'll have to come around and accept this someday.
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Old Jun 11, 2015, 09:27 AM
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Indeed,...and my grandma just told me that already when I was 18 and she would ask my mom news about me she would say " Oh Tricia's 18, she knows what she's doing,...." she already detached herself,... so yeah I lived here for 3 years on my own and they weren't much help and now she expects to come back and rule my life,...there's no way,...yeah it's really sad,...this guy is so different,...Yeah,..I just fear she'll try to black mail me and hold me down somehow,...And they're both gonna flip out at me,...Indeed. I'll try that, and hope it works...
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Old Jun 11, 2015, 06:59 PM
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Congratulations on getting out of a relationship that was stifling your spirit. Good move! You were being totally taken for granted, and I doubt it would have ever changed. Better to see what else life might have to offer.

This new guy may be "the one." You two are still learning about each other, so it's a little soon to know that this is really it. That's okay. Ignore your parents and just don't bring him around, if they are going to be nasty. Go your way and have fun. Don't bother to argue with them over breakup with ex and new boyfriend. That is letting them think they have a say over these decisions that belong to you. They don't. Refusing to be drawn into their inappropriate discussions communicates that they don't get to run your life.

Eventually, they'll probably come around - the less you beg them to. Don't even tell them much about what you two do together, if they are just scanning the conversation for something to criticize. This way they'll come to learn that they have to be positive, if they want to be part of your life. You can't make them accept him, so don't try. Just let it happen gradually over time, as it will if it can.
Thanks for this!
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Old Jun 11, 2015, 07:49 PM
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I'm so sorry to hear this.

I wanted to stop by to share a quick thing with you - when I was a teenager, my parents absolutely despised one of my boyfriends - but I thought I loved him (at the time; because remember this was way back when many years ago). It created a hell of alot of strain and anxiety on our relationship to the point where it was so uncomfortable even having him around his parents and truthfully I don't think that the issue was resolved the entire relationship. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone
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