Mahatma Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 I wasn't sure whether to post this in a different area, but I think it fits better here. I have been seeing my girlfriend quite a bit at nights and her parents, mom especially, are having problems with not seeing her as much. We can't see each other in the day because she has summer classes for college in the week. I feel like her parents think I am stealing their daughter from them. I have met them and had dinner with them on several occasions and they seem to like me. We are both 18 and I'm leaving for college in 2 weeks and she is going to college a lot closer. The only reason she is going to a college so close to home is because of her parents not wanting her to leave the house. She was actually accepted to a lot of schools that are way better than the one she is going to, but her parents wouldn't let her go because she would have to leave home. I personally feel this is the time parents and their kids learn to move apart, but her parents just don't seem ready for that. What am I supposed to do in this situation? I get the feeling from my girlfriend she isn't as attached to her parents as they are to her. I think the problem is before she met me, she was spending a lot of her time with her parents, but now she met me and I'm the one she's spending her time with. What should I do in this situation? If I just ignore it, they will have their daughter back in 2 weeks because we will be seeing each other much less because we will be an hour apart. I just don't want them to dislike me, but really I care more about making her happy then her parents.
tanbark813 Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 There's not a whole lot you can do in this situation. If your gf's parents aren't letting her leave and she isn't standing up to them then there's not much you can do. You could try talking to your gf but it isn't clear from your post if she even wants to leave home. Just don't try to drive a wedge between your gf and her parents. You'll just look like the bad guy and cause resentment all around.
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