How to make my mom like my boyfriend

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13 Nov 2012, 9:23 pm

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that would be impossible without a gender operation.
and even so, no two people will ever be alike. we are like snowflakes, always different.


Um...I'm not trying to make my boyfriend 100% like my mother or vice versa. I'm just trying to get her to approve of our relationship and coexist in harmony. Or at least pretend to. :lol:



oh. is she worried that he is going to take you away from her? maybe assure her that you can spend equal time with each of them. then she won't feel so threatened and can focus on his good points.


Probably. She said she felt so lonely when I left for college and got really depressed so she's worried about that I'm sure. He lives about an hour and a half away so it's not like we'd be ages apart. He has considered moving down here if he can find a decent paying position. So it really depends on what he finds. If he finds another job at home, I'd probably leave to join him, if he finds a job where I am I can move with him and stay close to home. My job is in a warehouse sooo it's not like I'm terribly attached to it or anything. :lol:



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13 Nov 2012, 9:56 pm

Say that you broke up with him, then date him in secret,what she doesn't know wont hurt her.


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14 Nov 2012, 6:24 am

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Say that you broke up with him, then date him in secret,what she doesn't know wont hurt her.


Nooooooooo. I've done this before with my ex's mother. It ended up falling apart after a month and I never heard from him again. (His mother actually took his cell phone bill and recognized my phone number on it or something). So yeah, not a good idea.



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14 Nov 2012, 7:24 am

Don't worry about you mom. Do whatever you're going to do regarding your boyfriend, and leave it at that.


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14 Nov 2012, 9:11 am

Your mother has to realize another person can exist in your life without sacrificing her.
If she can't realize this she will have to learn the hard way. Just continue dating because if you don't this will happen over, and over, and over, again.



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14 Nov 2012, 7:52 pm

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Your mother has to realize another person can exist in your life without sacrificing her.
If she can't realize this she will have to learn the hard way. Just continue dating because if you don't this will happen over, and over, and over, again.


Most likely. It's happened with every boyfriend I've had before but I think it's worse now because she thinks we're going to go the distance and I'll finally leave the nest. She's had me for 23 years, why can't she share? :lol:



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14 Nov 2012, 7:58 pm

Erisad wrote:
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Say that you broke up with him, then date him in secret,what she doesn't know wont hurt her.


Nooooooooo. I've done this before with my ex's mother. It ended up falling apart after a month and I never heard from him again. (His mother actually took his cell phone bill and recognized my phone number on it or something). So yeah, not a good idea.
Well I thought it was a good idea it work for me but I use a pay as you go phone.Ahh good ol Virgin Mobil.


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14 Nov 2012, 8:22 pm

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Erisad wrote:
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Say that you broke up with him, then date him in secret,what she doesn't know wont hurt her.


Nooooooooo. I've done this before with my ex's mother. It ended up falling apart after a month and I never heard from him again. (His mother actually took his cell phone bill and recognized my phone number on it or something). So yeah, not a good idea.
Well I thought it was a good idea it work for me but I use a pay as you go phone.Ahh good ol Virgin Mobil.


That's probably why. Oh well, I dodged a bullet with him sooo I'm glad his mom split us up as I'm very happy with my current bf. :)



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14 Nov 2012, 8:57 pm

Sounds to me like no one but a rich doctor or lawyer will do...

One important point is that if you ignore her and go ahead with things, she's not going to change - she'll continue to dislike him and likely continue to undermine your relationship at every opportunity. Be prepared to ignore her forever if she never warms up to her darling daughter being with a man.



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15 Nov 2012, 12:30 am

Maybe she secretly wants him so she can have him to herself.*joking*


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15 Nov 2012, 6:38 am

BlueMax wrote:
Sounds to me like no one but a rich doctor or lawyer will do...

One important point is that if you ignore her and go ahead with things, she's not going to change - she'll continue to dislike him and likely continue to undermine your relationship at every opportunity. Be prepared to ignore her forever if she never warms up to her darling daughter being with a man.


Well he's a paralegal so he *can* become a lawyer. And his dad makes a lot of money. She said she's worried he's a rich brat but I haven't seen that at all. We go to cheap restaurants and do normal people stuff all the time. They don't have any maids or anything like that (although they use the dry cleaners more often than I do, lol!) so I don't get it.

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Maybe she secretly wants him so she can have him to herself.*joking*


No, he's not "manly" enough for her...while she drools over Johnny Depp, the most feminine heterosexual man ever. I swear she contradicts herself so much. :lol:



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15 Nov 2012, 1:29 pm

LOGIC ERROR -- DOES NOT COMPUTE

AIIEeIEEEE!! *head explodes*

Your mom just makes no sense at all. :P



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15 Nov 2012, 6:52 pm

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LOGIC ERROR -- DOES NOT COMPUTE

AIIEeIEEEE!! *head explodes*

Your mom just makes no sense at all. :P


Isn't that the way with most parents? :lol: