@IBERnineD: That seems like a good idea.
@cprevite: My dad doesn’t really like anybody I date, so I wasn’t too upset about that. My mom’s….hahaa, sane sometimes I guess.
@MacBean: Wow, that is is really crazy story. I also know what you mean about not finding the right words until someone else starts. That’s a good idea. I’ll try to do that.
@Lothloriengaladriel: I’m a person old enough to be getting married now. I just don’t want to yet, and even though it has been almost two years, my boo and I are still getting to know each other and thinking about it, we’re not making any plans yet.
He’s not a jerk at all. He sends my mother birthday presents, compliments her cooking, and goes out of his way to do other nice things for her. I think you could be onto something with the idea that she’s just afraid of me getting serious. Sometimes I think she just doesn’t like it when I get close to a guy. For example, with my ex, she would always tell me I was spending too much time with him, which made me think that she didn’t like him, and then after we broke up (what a relief) she told me I should get back together with him. In that situation, I definitely did not take her advice.
@Supacase: You’re right, definitely. I wasn’t going to tell him. In fact, after I asked my mom about it, she wouldn’t say anything until she made me promise not to tell him. So, it seems like she doesn’t hate him, because then she wouldn’t care if he knew.
@Clair: You are right. That’s so true.
Thank you, again, everyone. I welcome the advice. It feels good to talk about it. Especially because my mom and bf are the two people I usually go to when I need advice, so you strangers mean a lot to me right now. I almost feel like I know you.