Next time he says to go to his parents for the w/end, tell hime youd rather do x or y. artsygirl It may not be romantic, but its incredibly smart to make sure you have all of your bases covered before taking that kind of step. That sounds like two out of three, and maybe that was because of the holidays. In a typical family dynamic there are common roles assumed by different individuals. Some peoples parents are just like that. I have to say, I kind of feel like LW jumped the gun on this one. Ive been dealing with it a little bit lately, and this letter sounded kind of similar. The LW left out the most significant part of the story which makes it pretty tough for outsiders to offer any real help. Er, the mom will find a reason drop by the LWs place. and it sounds like she hasnt even tried to discuss this current issue with him. He has no problem with his family coming to your place unannounced whenever they want and staying as long as they wish. But I really dont think they were spending time in the city together before they moved in, I think she was spending time in the city while he was doing other things. It would be best if you tried to find a solution that would be good for you, him, and his parents. I know its tough when your fellow is away during the week and you want to see him too but if it stresses you out, take yourself out of the situation. Declining to go really shouldnt require an explanation, but if he really needs one just say its a combination of the expense, that youve seen them more often than your own parents, and that you simply have other things you want to do this weekend. All the posters are still on the walls as if time has stopped. ), and just talk about the big issues in general money, social life, work, goals, values, etc. A lot of other things contributed to our divorce, but the parental involvement in our life didnt help. Sometimes Bassanio feels kind of bad when his parents do this, but I just point out that they dont mean that hes the worst son if he doesnt do something and that its ok to say no. Remember there's a reason you want to spend Christmas together. Another weekend and the same situation again; its like youre living in Groundhog day. It doesnt scream big problem to me. Any partner of mine will likely have to be the same for us to get along. From unexpected work obligations on the weekend to sudden business travel demands, one partners professional goals and ambitions can impose stress on a I never feel like Im the priority and always in the backseat:(. Its even understandable to spend every weekend with them if someone is terminally ill (or some other similarly serious circumstance). Some people rather deal with never knowing they cheated and live in the sand and keep up with the good life, then know about it and have to start over fresh. a lot of people just arent that way. Years later, theyve never recovered. January 20, 2012, 3:04 pm. At best, a season and a half. January 20, 2012, 11:20 am. But I dont think giving him an ultimatum me or them is the best way to try to improve the situation. He has 3 sons two who are 26 (act like And unless he has something planned, he stays in reading/watching TV/listening to music until bed at midnight. Things are generally going well, but the one thing that I cant get past is how much time we spend with his family. Also, the ex use to work on a project, like something with his old truck or building something, or whatever, and I would sit outside by him and read, which is something I enjoyed doing. If he goes alone to see his parents, I do slightly disagree with Wendys implication that this means he is choosing them over her. Or boys night out, so I can stay home and watch the silly teen girl movies like Easy A or Clueless. Its usually fine with me, but I think if you are the type to not be ok with this, youre better off finding someone more like you in this regard. bittergaymark Dont go this weekend. It is clear that his family comes first, and your family and your wishes are less important to him. The adult children are taught to never make a decision without consulting the parents or family. That was a reply to LBHFor some reason, it is not posting in the correct thread, lets_be_honest January 20, 2012, 10:51 am, lets_be_honest GatorGirl I consider myself to have a pretty close relationship with my own family, but they live in another state, and I really dont require seeing them more than once every 6 weeks or even being in touch more than every couple of days. LolaBeans GatorGirl So, say a family gets together every week for Sunday Dinner- you think thats dysfunctional? TaraMonster So make it clear to them in advance that they cannot come unannounced, that you cannot go to their place every weekend, and if you want to celebrate a holiday yourself, that is your business. 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, 11:03 am. muchachaenlaventana He even startedtalking badly about your family, and you feel he wants to distance you from them. Not only has this been an incredibly short relationship, but no where in this letter does she say that she has even mentioned to her boyfriend that this is an issue. if you dont want there to be issues. , silver_dragon_girl I have friends who are engaged and live together. Who keeps the dog? The timeline seems off here. I think you guys need to slow this relationship down quite a bit, you guys are going full speed ahead, when you should really just be enjoying the very begining of your relationship together. Im very independent , so it doesnt bother me too much just because I do my own thing anyway but it is still frustrating. What I dont agree with, personally, is doing it interrogation style. If its something that you just cant some to terms with, than it may just be an incompatibility that you two cant overcome. Like I said in my comment above, I was determined to pay 50% of everything when I moved in with my now husband, but it just wasnt feasible, so we had to work out what worked for us, and I think it wouldve been better and saved me a lot of worry if we had done so beforehand. demoiselle After a year and a half of this, I asked my ex if we could have a parent-free Sunday, just us. I completely agree with Angelique in that this family dynamic is dysfunctional. Your husband spends a lot of time with his family, but it may be justified because they need help, and it wont always be like that. I Wish I Were Homeward Bound. Melissa Melms, who lives with her fianc in Hoboken, New Jersey, says making time for herself amps up her happiness, which in turn benefits the relationship. Tax Geek There is absolutely nothing wrong with her wanting him to spend more time with her. If so thats just about the worst reason in existence for moving in with a boyfriend. That is not the way that I would ever want it to be. I absolutely love his family to death, but there are some boundary issues. Because we spent that time communicating (and other stuff, but you dont need to know) it worked perfectly for us. She thought he would change, and he hasnt. My husband calls his mom about once a week as well and his dad a few times a year. And living together for only 3 weeks isnt enough time to really establish a routine. 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. Maybe we are just really suited to each other but there really werent any bumps in the road. Before the pandemic we used to visit every few weeks and celebrate holidays together. So much fun and its free! Then, he needs to ask her, calmly and without accusation, why she prefers to spend her weekends with her to a point, but there are some things that there is no way around not having a conversation around. What about visiting your parents? January 20, 2012, 9:09 am. However, I think the A lot of family time. He will come home maybe 1 or 2 days out of the week to spend the evening with me and then legitimately go over to his parents to sleep over and stay there most of his time. Well, I guess that frame of mind is just not one Im personally willing to take. After marriage, EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY was spent at his folks house. I really like going on dates and spending time with just you on Saturday and exploring the city, parton_doll I hate to say it, but I dont think your boyfriend or his parents (especially his parents) are going to change. Yeah I think its just generally not a good idea to more or less automatically join every activity the boyfriend wants to do instead of functioning independently to some degree. Either way, needs to be talked about, but not insurmountable. Hell appreciate her more if she starts acting a little more independently. That is, if a potential BF invites me to a restaurant, and it is way beyond my price line, I will tell him right then and there, that this would not be my choice, and give an example of one that suits me more. Do people really just walk around with their heads in the sand all day? Im not saying its come to that yet, but Im suggesting the LW force her bf to choose if he wont honor her wish to stay home once in a while. His lack of action in making his partner a top priority in his life because he prefers spending time with his parents is abnormal. hops the bus and goes straight home. To me, it is not strange at all to spend some time every weekend with your family. At best, you will an appendage to his family. Let your boyfriend stay at his parents longer and do something else in the meantime. I miss just being able to head out into the city at random, looking for things to do, which is what I did when I was single and even when my boyfriend and I werent living together. As was said before, while you are dating you should be attempting to find out as much info as possible. March 11, 2017, 11:48 am. Some people are just family people, and want to spend a TON of time with their parents/siblings/etc. my husband and i dont sit down and interrogate each other. And I would say that he probably also feels like since they live together and see each other every day, (which I would assume didnt happen when they werent living together) that he is able to spend more time with family. That said, I think the LW should just talk to her boyfriend. Ryan Howes, clinical psychologist. I remember when I first moved in with my now husband I was so determined to split all expenses down the middle, even though at the time I was getting ripped off by my boss of the time (hed pay most of the people that worked for him whenever he felt like it, which was hardly ever). Youve already talked to your boyfriend about your feelings and he doesnt think hes doing anything weird. The thing is, whether or not his behavior is weird is irrelevant. silver_dragon_girl The parents, being in a position of power, are influencing their adult children by complying to this routine or set up. Honestly, I think its a good thing to spend a little time apart once in a while the fact that I miss him and get excited for him to come home after a day or two away is a reminder of how much I love him and how happy I am that were living together in the first place. ?? Stop getting angry over small unrelated things and tell him what is really bothering you. allathian January 20, 2012, 8:08 am. Alone time doesnt have to be at home (even if its sex wink wink), and if youre not there, they cant drop by! Unless theres a legitimate reason, like a sick/dying family member, that he needs to be home all the time, escaping his life with you in the city means he doesnt value your needs and you dont share the same interests. Yes. The fact is that this relationship is still very new, and even though it has only been two or three weeks of her spending time with his family, if she doesnt want it to continue that way then she needs to put a stop to it as soon as possible. I think a lot of it also has to do with the fact that his job takes him away from both his parents and his girlfriend every week. Have you tried just not going? And sorry about the relationship ramble aboveits Friday, what can I say? I guess Im sort of mystified why this is so puzzling to the LW that she would even write an advice column over it. For every invitation I declined, four more appeared, she said. I think its every weekend during the parts of the year he travels a lot, so summer and fall. I have a friend in Chicago who, as soon as he gets off work at 4:30 (bastard works until only 4:30!) Will.i.am That it wouldnt be that big of a deal if the LW and the bf went out a couple of times to visit his parents together and if he went out a time or two on his own. 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. Laura Hope Maybe this difference will be easily resolved, and youll be together forever! Hosting a BBQ is a great idea. It is what they like to do. But to leave your girlfriend every weekend for no other reason than youd rather spend time with your parents than with her is showing a major red flag. Its when a relationship switches from the wooing phase to the were together phase. I think you should leave, but its your choice, obviously. The pursuer (usually the guy, but not always) realizes that he has gotten the person he wanted, and stops feeling the need to woo herie frequent well-thought-out dates, sweet romantic gestures in the middle of the day, unprompted soliloquizing on how much you mean to him, etc. it was just a sort of tradition. But this situation doesnt even necessarily sound like heavy parental guilting (even though the LW says it makes her feel guilty), just like oh we want to spend more time with you! and the LWs not as used to letting it go. Yes. As with many LWs, your issues could be fixed if you just COMMUNICATE. Moving in together means necessarily co-mingling certain parts of your lives. Its weird. after the fact she admitted there were things wrong with the relationship but she was so in love with him and couldnt imagine that he was really doing that to her. I think that time alone is essential to the health of any relationship. I base this on the LWs statement that one or the other tries to make her feel guilty for not wanting to spend every weekend with the parents. Looking for signs and cues is, as sure you might be, assumption. They live in a suburb of New York, where we live, and weve somehow gotten into a routine of spending significant amounts of time at their house nearly every weekend. It could be because some people purposely hide some of their not exactly good habits, or because you may never have an opportunity to see the less obvious habits. There are so many preserved places that are paid for with tax dollars so you might as well use them. you still have some kinks to work out and a lot to learn about eachother! You have the option of talking to him about it-without that context (this is weird, grow up), and from the place where your needs are not being metaka Honey, it would mean a lot if instead of both Friday and Saturdays you are home, spending all day with your family, we set aside a block of one of those days for just us time. allathian On the weekends he spends at Theres no need for anyone to take offense if others would have an opinion that something that pertains to you is abnormal. Im also curious about how far away the parents live. Next time, instead of going on trips together, try eating out or going for a picnic. allathian CottonTheCuteDog I never realized it actually made people feel like shit though. I totally agree with Wendys 2nd paragraph. lets_be_honest It would seem that if he had to choose, hed choose spending a weekend with you in the city over spending a weekend with his parents in the burbs. Read some of the most popular Dear Wendy posts here. He and I are obviously not together anymore and I bet his new squeeze doesnt mind. Make sure that you are sensitive to your husband and your in-laws. your husband wants to visit his family without you, doesnt want to spend Christmas with your family, You and your husband wanting to live in different places. They used to spend time in the city before living together and now nearly every weekend with his family. 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. In all fairness- he probably has no idea this Irks LW so much. Not youre wrong and you have to change. I can see it both ways. Laura Hope Lets not start with how many siblings he has. You SHOULD sit down and have a rational, democratic discussion about the BIG ISSUES before you move in together, if you havent already discussed them outright. Its sad cause I know for a fact this is a losing battle. I understand the problem with not seeing him enough, but I think shes shooting herself in the foot by going with him all the time since that way shes communicating that shell go along with whatever his plans are. Agreed. He works a road construction job that requires him to be gone every week during the summer/fall months, coming home only some weekends. Then you need a different boyfriend. Even if it isnt a matter of cutting apron strings or anything, some people just enjoy spending more time with their families than others. I can almost sense the resentment growing Definitely should talk this over rather sooner then later. Although that is a great idea, unfortunately, those plans arent going to work for me as my boyfriend likes to tag along his parents whenever he goes on trips. And would you make someone feel bad because they have something else to do? Yeah thats what I thought too, that the LW doesnt have to spend every minute there. Im in the same boat. It means they have compatibility issues they need to figure out or they need to break up. If one or a few things are particularly very important to you, then those will most likely be discussed just because. I am curious of yalls ages though. He feels guilty for leaving them, feels comfortable with them, or runs away from some problems he has with you. I think that would be more telling than the sit at home or hang with parents scenario. Its not weird to them. LW, how about writing back with the details? His parents tell him they gave him everything, and he neglected them when he married. Whats behind your husbands need to spend every weekend with his family? I just truly think this stuff is common sense, which is why it is so baffling to me. If its true that you miss your family and that hanging with his makes you homesick for your own, acknowledge that and own those feelings. In being present in any matters their adult children bring to them, they reassert their power and superior knowledge. At least, most of the time. The oldest brother, who worked in Belgium a few hours away (and had a nice apartment there) would always, always take the train home as soon as work finished on Friday. I Hate My New Job After 2 Days Is it Horrible To Quit? says that maybe he needs to transition from one house to the next, seeing as its only been three weeks. artsielady. it was a constant struggle for almost 5 years because when Id drive to see him, wed get alone time, but of course i had to drive there. 2. allathian As your history with him has shown, he likes spending Say, what if I only come to your parents one weekend a month, and you only go 2-3? That way you get some weekend time alone with him and you only go over there once a month. I agree with the expenses. Its just simple, smart, communication! Its my little refuge, and sometimes I like coming home and just hanging out on the couch with the BF reading or watching movies. Haha. I agree something seems off here, because they have lived together ALMOST THREE weeks, and go to his parents house NEARLY every weekend, but only since they have lived together. YES! Husband thinks spending Christmas Day just us then dividing the rest of the following week between families is a John Rohan Even if they stay together and even if she manages to persuade her boyfriend to spend less time with his parents, the parents are going to resent the LW for it. Firstly, it will be different for every couple, and secondly, some things you will never find out no matter how long you are dating until you move in together and go to sleep and wake up with each other every single day.. Ergo, off to the parents home. Not just loving-tight, but codependent-tight. A conversation like that could end up being a red flag for HIM that you did not intend. January 4, 2021, 3:35 am. I think that, though you try to play it off as not a big deal, you are a little jealous/sad that your boyfriends parents live close and yours live far away. And its not as if the family bonded during their time together; they for the most part stayed in their own rooms reading and whatnot. Im torn. I lived in his hometown and so did his parents. On one side you get the parents who reinforce their power and superior knowledge over and over again by holding their adult children in the nest, on the other side you get an individual who rather depend on the parents because by the time they are adults its just much easier and normal for them to continue letting mommy and daddy do all the hard thinking for them. You will know at that point whether or not it was a mistake to move in with him. 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. ele4phant if the LWs learn this, we will have to find another source of entertainment, findingtheearth Long story short even though we saw each other almost every weekend for 4.5 straight years, not once did he agree to this. For example, my SO knows I would love to adopt one day. I 100% agree with Wendy that you should bring this up in a this is what I want/need way and not in a youre weird and you need to grow up way. Or rob a bank to pay for the more costly dates. Please see my post below.. January 20, 2012, 9:10 am. Pay careful attention to his reaction. You cant. Then again if this is an issue of homebody vs. not-homebody, that is not so simple. Although given the choice between vegging out at my house or my parents house, Ill choose mine every time. Spend most of their spare time with Mom, and significant others take a backseat. We were together but doing our own thing. We live down the street from my boyfriends parents and hes always at there house on his days off. I hate having family stay over at our house. but you have to talk to him about it. In my experience, if you manage to schedule some quality couple time whatever activity counts as that for you every weekend, youre likely to care much less about visiting the in-laws etc. Husband says we will spend Christmasses together when we have our own family. They never left the apartment unless they had to for school more or less, and they always came straight home. Yeah, I agree with ron. Communication people. Spare yourself and him a relationship that makes you both resentful. Im not saying anyones wrong, either. January 20, 2012, 10:58 am. i think the dysfunction wouldnt come from just the time spent, like the literal hours, i think the dysfunction would come from the things surrounding the time spent- the guilt, ect. Or maybe the LW would be more willing to let her boyfriend spend time with his parents on his own during the weekend, if she could spend weekday nights with him. 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