Abby Connolly
Then, her boyfriend’s dad accused her of not helping his wife in the kitchen, although she wasn’t really allowed to help!
Her boyfriend’s parents had issues with the house and were constantly arranging furniture. They also hardly helped with tidying the house. In addition, they wouldn’t introduce her as their son’s girlfriend whenever they met with friends.
She felt very alienated when one night, her boyfriend’s dad told her he was uncomfortable with a dress she was wearing because he felt it was too short.
By the end of their three-month visit, her boyfriend’s parents ended up thanking her boyfriend for their accommodations instead of her.
She expressed her disappointment with the visit to her boyfriend, but he dismissed her concerns, telling her that they could do what they wanted because they were guests with different values.
Later on, she got some space from her boyfriend as she moved to a different city in Australia for work.
She’s been there for four months and said having a long-distance relationship has been great for her and her boyfriend, who she flies to see once a month. Eventually, they plan on moving back in together.
She’s been getting ready for her next monthly visit with him and was very excited until he dropped a major piece of last-minute news.
His parents are going to visit him for another two months and will be there while she’s visiting.
“I am shocked that my boyfriend wouldn’t consult me or warn me before their flight tickets were booked,” she said. “I was also told that these visits will be frequent, and I have to be ok with this when I move back in with him.”
Although she would never expect her boyfriend’s parents to stop visiting them completely, she doesn’t want to live through any more two to three-month-long visits that involve changing their lifestyle.
