Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Q: Hey DG,

So - I have been dating my bf about 2 years we started dating when he was 23, now he's 25. Thing is... It was one thing when we started dating that he lived at home, but he told me he was intending on moving out of his mom's house in the spring... Now 2 springs later, he still lives at home and is claiming to be "saving money" and says he does not want to move out until he can buy a place and right now he doesn't know where he wants to buy so he says hes going to stay. I hate that he lives at home... Mainly because his house is not normal. He is Greek so they are always speaking Greek, which i don't know! Also it has horrible wall paper and all gold decorations and the furniture is from 1940- the beds are like wooden slabs and they have no food, no ice, 1 pillow each and one dim lamp in each room. I hate going there, and it is making me not even want to visit him.... Plus, how do they live there without noticing all of this??? Any suggestions on how i can handle this without just shouting my list of "hates" at him and ending it!! Any help would be appreciated!

A: I would talk with him. Don’t mention the house and the wallpaper and pillows! Just say you want more alone time and want to spend more time at your house. You love his family but you need adult time alone for the relationship to work. Say that you feel bad and don’t want to seem like you’re taking him from his family but you don’t know of another solution.
I feel your pain and I’m totally on your side but we have to make sure not to offend him and the fam.

Let me know how it goes!!!

Love the Madness,
DG

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