Other things (chores etc) can be discussed as you go along. so instead of just talking to your partner you think you should look for sings and clues? He will want to know why and you will answer that you have explained before that you dont want to spend every weekend with his parents. December 6, 2022, 12:17 pm. Honestly, if my only options after being away for so long are sit at home or visit with people where things are happening, I would choose the later. Because the simple fact that you are moving in together means things will not just continue as they are. I am curious of yalls ages though. We will tell you right away that this way of thinking leads nowhere. Anonymousse Oh yeah I forgot about that. January 20, 2012, 10:51 am, lets_be_honest No matter how long they could be dating, if he preferred spending his weekends with her because that was their only opportunity, she would not have known that once they live together he will choose to spend that time with his family because now he sees her every day at home. Talk to your boyfriend, tell him what you told us. I agree with you. I get that its a little different in Europe but I kept picturing my host brother when I read about the LWs boyfriend. June 18, 2014, 12:24 pm. to a point, but there are some things that there is no way around not having a conversation around. Its when a relationship switches from the wooing phase to the were together phase. I dont know how to handle a situation that hasnt happened yet. Finally my sister was like, every time you think you jokingly say please move back home, I feel like crap. June 18, 2014, 11:03 am. Youve been together four months. Ill add that another strategy you could try if those mentioned dont work is to simply spend less time at his parents house yourself. Well, I guess that frame of mind is just not one Im personally willing to take. you can let things happen naturally to a certain point but after that there are times you have to have a conversation, unless you want there to be misunderstandings or assumptions made. And I did my bit in the thumbs war on your side! . and it sounds like she hasnt even tried to discuss this current issue with him. Problem But it seems like they want to take things slowly. Although given the choice between vegging out at my house or my parents house, Ill choose mine every time. Spare yourself and him a relationship that makes you both resentful. Its just simple, smart, communication! In this situation, with a fairly long commute, this guy is devoting if not the entire weekend to seeing his parents, then at least a huge chunk of it. 1. You are asking how you can change him and his feelings on this and get him to grow up. Youve got to convince him that he can enjoy Yes. Its a balance. June 18, 2014, 12:24 pm. Tired of Sharing So Much of Him. Dont settle for an interaction that feels stifling, or youll be dealing with a bigger issue when the parents pass away. If this has only been happening for three weeks, I dont really think you have a reason to worry. WebTherefore, his wife IS attending family functions on the weekends. artsielady. My boyfriend goes to his mom and dads every weekend doesnt think me or my children with him he used to text me all the time and call me he doesnt do that anymore weve been together 3 years and there any place he ever takes me is to the grocery store and back home and he doesnt even hardly touch or kiss or anything anymore I tell him I love him all the time hell tell me back but I feel that he just tells me because he doesnt want it to hurt me. Lets not start with how many siblings he has. If he wants to visit his parents for dinner once or twice a week, his wife should be accompanying him. It is soooooooo dangerous to do that. Have you told him its not a matter of him being weird or not weird for spending so much of his limited free time with his parents but that its about you wanting more alone time with him? They made mistakes and making mistakes and taking risks is what being an adult is all about. I agree that some things should be discussed in more detail,for example, who pays what bill. I really would like to know if this LW is asking to actually do something with her boyfriend and hes flat out refusing. However, its also a convenient excuse for While you want to spend quality time together, rest, and go to the cinema or a restaurant, he needs to be surrounded by people. January 20, 2012, 9:16 am, LW I would sit down and talk with your BF. ReginaRey Or drive somewhere without lots of light pollution to go stargazing. Tell him youre staying home three weekends out of four (which is completely reasonable) and hes welcome to stay with you or hes free to go see his parents, but you live in the city because you like the urban life and the weekend is your time to enjoy that life. Do you just go to your SO and say, Dear, before we do that we have to talk. lets_be_honest I think I need more info. NOt exactly like you put it, but yes I believe there are certain things (finances mostly) that def have to be discussed prior to moving in with your SO. some of my siblings and their significant others would come only for lunch and head out, sometimes theyd stay longer, etc etc. June 18, 2014, 11:03 am. Wow its creepy how similar this is to my ex boyfriend! Its sad cause I know for a fact this is a losing battle. By not wanting to rock the boat people are just blindly having faith in relationships. I absolutely love his family to death, but there are some boundary issues. Explore a new neighborhood or close-by town? Decompressing is a perfectly acceptable way to spend a weekend. After a year and a half of this, I asked my ex if we could have a parent-free Sunday, just us. Some people are just like that and you have to try not to take it personally. One thing that stood out was the mention of the division of expenses, LW even though you put it almost just as an aside, I think its something you really should discuss with your BF. So, she will either have to accept that this is how they are, or leave. Shes not being selfish or mean, shes simply asking for him to place more importance on her & their relationship. Better you learn where things stand now than later down the road if/when he proposes or you get married. Tax Geek January 20, 2012, 8:52 pm. They arent her parents. January 20, 2012, 12:27 pm. What I am saying is when you are dating, you establish certain guidelines. You could always lighten the mood a little by telling them you need time together to practice making their future grandkids. And living together for only 3 weeks isnt enough time to really establish a routine. Long story short even though we saw each other almost every weekend for 4.5 straight years, not once did he agree to this. Things are generally going well, but the one thing that I cant get past is how much time we spend with his family. Plan a trip to visit your family. Help him understand that while you do like his family (and its great that you like his family thats not always the case! Ktfran The evening must be spent together as well? At least, most of the time. , And BGM made the point also that except for what seems like an obvious dealbreaker to most people, they have a wonderful, amazing, great relationship. I agree with you both. leilani June 18, 2014, 10:47 am. when we have an issue with something we just say lets talk about it. Your bf dated you before so you know he is capable of doing it again. Have you explained that to him? Five Steps for Maintaining an Open Relationship, When Do You Know Its Time to Break Up With Someone?, My Daughter is Trying to Ruin My Relationship. You want to spend the weekend together, and he has to visit each of them. First, they have to lead partners to interact with each other in a positive way. But according to the LW, they dont have anything else to do.. Well, thats separate problem. What I am saying that the best time to discuss your spending habits is not when the bill is already on the table, or you dont discuss birth control when you are both naked and about to have sex. Also, let him know that the paying for tickets to the suburbs is expensive for you, so ask if he would be willing to limit the number of times that you go to visit his parents (say once a month). I totally agree with Wendys 2nd paragraph. No one said they cant, just that they like to see each other on weekends. muchachaenlaventana Spend most of their spare time with Mom, and significant others take a backseat. To me, it is not strange at all to spend some time every weekend with your family. I see someone who wants to maximize the amount of time he spends with people he cares about, and I get not caring if its the LWs couch or his parents couch, hence the activity suggestions. Is it a deal breaker? And I think this is the case here. January 20, 2012, 9:13 am. i really disliked him. Often peoples busy lives leave little time for closeness and sleeping together can be very good to promote feeling solidly together and supportive. , silver_dragon_girl Im glad you are independent but unless it is care duty his behaviour is odd to me, and Id find it hurtful were I you. Just remember how he didnt want tomove out of his parents house. when we went to move in together we just said ok, what price range are you looking for. There is a very natural way to spark further conversation on this topic and perhaps get beyond the impasse. Could that be why theyve been there so much? January 4, 2021, 3:15 am. All this to say: LW, your BF would annoy the shit out of me too. He is not making her a priority & placing a lot of his focus & free time with his parents. Parents get old and die. According to relationship expert and dating coach James Preece, Neglecting your family and friends but, i mean my husband and i just talked about it. She kept trying to change it and regularly fights with him about it. I hate having family stay over at our house. If he still caves, or prefers spending time with parents rather than exploring the city with LW, then at least LW will have determined exactly where she stands and be able to make the appropriate decision about whether or not to stay with bf. She says but I cant seem to get my boyfriend to understand that I dont want to spend weekend nights at their place more often than maybe once a month. So, we dont have a failure to communicate, we have a failure to reach agreement on how they should spend their weekends. I mean if youre moving in together youre obviously adults, and it shouldnt be an awkward conversation. It would be a waste to find someone you genuinely enjoy spending time with, only to lose the chance to be with them because of your lack of awareness or an inability Which is totally fine for you. Maybe he just needs to be broken out of his pattern. CottonTheCuteDog ok, well then really were talking about the same thing. My family lives a 45 mins train ride out of Grand Central (not including hopping a cab or the subway to get to GCT- and then the ride to their place once we get off the train) and if I made my boyfriend go with me once a week to see them he would be less than thrilled. Cue unintelligble grumbling. That way your BF gets to see his parents, and you arent having to schlep back and forth. I would totally be cool with buying a compound and having my family and Peters family live on it in harmony with us. If this has only been going on 3-6 weeks or so she might be just starting to feel the pinch, so it hasnt really come up before this. If you can be open minded, its very easy to compare this way of life to a cult truly. If that doesnt work if he wont set aside some time for the two of you, or if you need more distance from his family than hes willing or able to manage, then Im afraid its MOA time. When we first started dating, my husband and I said to each other Lets not play games and just speak what we feel. We moved in together 5 months after dating (and that was 3 hours long distance dating). I hate to say it, but I dont think your boyfriend or his parents (especially his parents) are going to change. Laura Hope A lot to balancenot a lot of time spent with the fam. Letting this fester is only gonna blow the issue way out of proportion. January 20, 2012, 11:26 am. He spends 80% of his free time with his parents AND they guilt them when they leave after an entire day AND they show up Sunday morning before he leaves. ele4phant I have friends who are engaged and live together. Like the people who say they wouldnt want to know a significant other was cheating on them. but you have to talk to him about it. Yeah, although all for non-pandemic times. Copyright 2023 Dear Wendy. bittergaymark My point is that the important stuff should be agreed upon or found out with as much subtlety as possible before you even think of moving in together. Easily worked out and if not, then you probably have bigger issues than the garbage. SpaceySteph I imagine the problem would be solved pretty easily. I can see his point about just sitting around the house so get out and be a tourist in your hometown. If they are going to see his parents then I think he should pick up the tickets, especially since finances are tighter for her. Thats an attempt at emotional manipulation and its not healthy. That said, I think the LW should just talk to her boyfriend. I know when my husband and I finally started living together, we would see both our parents every weekend along with going to the laundry mat and grocery shopping. Like, it didnt even cross their mind to get out. I think more people would do well to have a back-up plan if youre to break up (who moves out? But seriously, moving in with a guy after dating him for three months? . Same way he knows about how I feel about abortion, politics, etc. It showed up in the wrong spot for some reason. In all fairness- he probably has no idea this Irks LW so much. Are you far away from your own family? But, in a very close and codependent family dynamic this doesnt get to really happen much. Red_Lady and cant get out much, so Drew has dinner with him every week. If it doesnt work for you LW, then this might be a dealbreaker. And if they live together. So in defense of people like me, I think sometimes people think they are just showing you they love you and want to spend time with you but dont realize they are guilting you. Let your boyfriend stay at his parents longer and do something else in the meantime. lets_be_honest My parents have an awesome house with a huge yard with bike, 4 wheelers, space for baseball, a pool, tennis court (now I sound spoiled)if we lived close enough Id rather hang at their house than our little apartment. Yes, this. Your husband sees you every day of the week It is possible that from your husbands Once that ebbs a little, I predict things are going to get problematic. If the LW has just been going every weekend without their being discussion, then that has to stop now. I wouldnt worry about ityet. muchachaenlaventana The second reason is that you know you will not have any peace from his parents. Or stay the whole time? I need for both him and his parents to realize its time for him to grow up. And I bet your boyfriend will come home a bit sooner if you do! June 18, 2014, 10:17 am. Some things you may never known until you move in together. January 4, 2021, 3:09 am. Dysfunctional that he wants to spend time (a lot, Ill give you that) with his family? Sorry for the cynicism this morningits Friday and I woke up with a head cold. Not to say that this stuff goes away altogether, just that it can decrease in frequency, sometimes dramatically. It means they have compatibility issues they need to figure out or they need to break up. We hope you apply our tips and have many lovely weekends with your husband in the future. I live a minute from my mom and 3 from his. . No, not necessarily. Well, then you are simply NOT a match. My bf is exactly the same and we have a kid he sleeps there tho and we have been together for four year i am at the end of the line now i cant deal with it no more rather than spend the nigt at home with me and his son his mam and dad showrd up and said av come to take u and he had the cheek to ask me as he was already out of the door u alright er no am not alright but get on with it, They are ruinin our relationship we just lost a baby in septemeber and things are just bad i feel lile he doesnt want to be here and doesnt love me cos if he did he wudnt want to be up there he spends 5 out of the 7 days up the in the last two month we have lived together for four years. Ugh and when girls believe their boyfriends that clearly just dont want the bang train to leave over other people it drives me crazy. Yeah thats what I thought too, that the LW doesnt have to spend every minute there. WebHis wife is his family now and she should be his first priority. 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