“Having a child return home can be difficult on both parties. Your child may be a different individual now than when they left home. Some of the boundary issues that may come up during this time may include visitors in the time of a pandemic, privacy issues, and lack of respect for personal space and choices.”
How do his parents handle him having a woman come through the house? Do they casually pop their heads up from the TV and give a wave? Or do they ask you to sit town for tea, tell them all about your life, and insist you two eat dinner with them? Feel that out, and see if it’s something you can handle. If not, that’s fine—but meet this guy away from his parent’s house.
Since you’re dating a lot of people, you’re also vetoing a lot of people. Your parents can wind up feeling like you’re picky. “What was wrong with that one?” they’ll ask. Their options, in their time, were more limited. They didn’t go through/discard as many dates as you do in a month.
A friend of mine just hit newlywed status a few weeks ago. Although she and her husband had a blast celebrating their nuptials, they’ve already disagreed on a major decision. He wants them to live with his parents and she doesn’t. Even though this living arrangement would be a temporary one (home renovations are taking […]
I find it so funny (ironic funny not hilarious funny) that when dating, men always ask me if I live alone and when I say yes I’m rarely met with a “me too.” It’s a question I don’t even like asking because the response always kills my grown a– man joy. Nine times out of […]
Many of us, who are not mature enough emotionally or even financially, get ourselves into a world of trouble - and debt - trying to prove just how "independent" we can be.