husband wants to spend every weekend with his family

GatorGirl ), you also like using your weekends to relax and enjoy the city in a way you dont get a chance to do during the busy week. Either way, if she doesnt want to be there every weekend, this is the time to discuss it. Its just a fact of life moving in together makes it much more difficult to break up. January 20, 2012, 10:33 am. Im very independent , so it doesnt bother me too much just because I do my own thing anyway but it is still frustrating. Do something small to build trust, and then your relationship will slowly but surely flourish. I can see his point about just sitting around the house so get out and be a tourist in your hometown. We have a great relationship and I dont want this issue to grow into such a large issue that I cant handle it anymore one day. To use my own example, my mom lives alone, she is not the most sociable person, so I go and see her for a couple of hours almost every weekend, while my BF does his own thing, whatever that may be. Next time, instead of going on trips together, try eating out or going for a picnic. Your husband does not know what to do with himself on weekends. 14 years ago. Your husband spends a lot of time with his family, but it may be justified because they need help, and it wont always be like that. realizing that we dont have to spend every minute together and that its ok if we wants to visit his parents for a weekend while I stay home and go out with the girls. I could say that he can go by himself for these things, but I want the weekends for quality couple time since we both have pretty demanding jobs during the week. Or go to batting cages. My boyfriend and I have been together for nearly four years now and have discussed marriage in the near future. My point is that this guy is not going to change and if you try to change he may lash out at you and say hurtful accusatory things like that!!! Spare yourself and him a relationship that makes you both resentful. June 18, 2014, 12:24 pm. When my husband and I got together, he was working a 4-hour drive from me and wed only see each other on weekends and vacations. And I bet your boyfriend will come home a bit sooner if you do! Some people are just family people, and want to spend a TON of time with their parents/siblings/etc. LW, you are not being unreasonable! I mean, I worked so hard to play for this place, might as well enjoy it on occasion. Although, if this has been a pattern for him & its all he knows,& him & his family think its completely normal, the chance of getting him to acknowledge there is an issue is very slim. I can totally see this though, wanting to chill at the parents. Or boys night out, so I can stay home and watch the silly teen girl movies like Easy A or Clueless. 1. The only way that this would be acceptable is if his wife is fine with this arrangement and she enjoys having quiet time to herself. June 18, 2014, 11:08 am. But the way you spend your money, in my opinion, shouldnt change. I give up. lets_be_honest I come from a pretty tight knit family, and yea, when i was a kid i remember everyone coming over to mom and dads for Sunday lunch. Also, let him know that the paying for tickets to the suburbs is expensive for you, so ask if he would be willing to limit the number of times that you go to visit his parents (say once a month). But if throughout dating you looked for all those little signs and clues that led you to believe that you are on the same page, I do not see the need for an official information session, or why it is wrong to assume that things will just continue as they are. When we decided it was serious, he introduced me to his mom one weekend, and I introduced him to my parents the next. If I ask him if we can just stay home for the weekend, he will agree but then he will also make me feel like the bad guy for it, and he doesnt understand why its a big deal to go there instead of sitting at home. June 18, 2014, 11:41 am. Its really hard taking care of yourself after a divorce, if you dont have a good career or come from a wealthy family. He told you hedoesnt want to spend Christmas with your family. Cue unintelligble grumbling. He likely will turn into the bf, or if they marry the husband, who is the stay-at-home couch potato, while LW pines for outside the home activities. WebGo to counseling with your husband. The thing is, he is grown up and he has chosen to place a large emphasis on his family time. And I dont think it is so wrong to assume that things will not change drastically once you move in together. It is clear that his family comes first, and your family and your wishes are less important to him. Hell appreciate her more if she starts acting a little more independently. Summer and fall is half the year. January 4, 2021, 3:15 am. It definitely sounds like there are some boundary setting issues here, but IDK dysfunctional is a stretch. remember, its only been 3 weeks since you moved in. If he chooses visiting his parents because the alternative is sitting at home, plan some fun things for you two to do together that will be too good for him to pass up. ReginaRey If you split everything while dating, I dont think it is wrong to assume that you will continue doing so once you move in together. And its not as if the family bonded during their time together; they for the most part stayed in their own rooms reading and whatnot. if the LWs learn this, we will have to find another source of entertainment, findingtheearth There is also his room, just as it was when he lived there. Im super indepedent though, and I coudlnt imagine spending all of my free time with one person. The oldest brother, who worked in Belgium a few hours away (and had a nice apartment there) would always, always take the train home as soon as work finished on Friday. As was said before, while you are dating you should be attempting to find out as much info as possible. to a point, but there are some things that there is no way around not having a conversation around. Like hey I can afford around this much, SO says I can afford a little more, so how about I pay a little more of the rent every month so we can get a nicer place? In being present in any matters their adult children bring to them, they reassert their power and superior knowledge. If you feel like youre not the priority, then you almost certainly arent. "I One thing you can try before just accepting things as they are or moving on already is to start scheduling activities and day trips on the weekends that your boyfriend is home. On top of that, he got sisters who also constantly texts him and hangs out with them a lot as well. are they spending every minute of their entire weekend with his family? For example, my SO knows I would love to adopt one day. No, spending 1 or 2 weekends with the parents or your boyfriends isnt that many, but it is, if you dont get to see your boyfriend at all in between these times. Link AnneJune 18, 2014, 10:20 am While he enjoys his sweet nostalgia and thinks abouthow good things used to be, you sit at home and wonder if you can handle such issues with such an immature husband. As a PP said, some extended families are close and spend a whole lot of time together, and girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, get pulled right into the family circle. If that doesnt work if he wont set aside some time for the two of you, or if you need more distance from his family than hes willing or able to manage, then Im afraid its MOA time. January 20, 2012, 11:41 am. My boyfriend goes to his mom and dads every weekend doesnt think me or my children with him he used to text me all the time and call me he doesnt do that anymore weve been together 3 years and there any place he ever takes me is to the grocery store and back home and he doesnt even hardly touch or kiss or anything anymore I tell him I love him all the time hell tell me back but I feel that he just tells me because he doesnt want it to hurt me. In many cultures that is the norm. In a healthy child/parent relationship, the cord needs to be cut before the child can become an adult and have his own family. He is not making her a priority & placing a lot of his focus & free time with his parents. I think you are already there, and having a great relationship *except for this one huge thing I want to change about that person* isnt the same as simply have a great relationship. As your history with him has shown, he likes spending his weekends with you. You are not jointly responsible for bills you used to handle separately. But know that you arent over reacting what you are feeling is completely normal. Is this normal? ForeverYoung bluesunday What I am saying is when you are dating, you establish certain guidelines. That is not the way that I would ever want it to be. Its sad cause I know for a fact this is a losing battle. Well, nobody lives forever, and guess what happens when were all in our 40s-50s? And please, do not take that literally, I just couldnt come up with a better one. She does go with him on occasion, but it is something that is always an issue between them. Your husband sees you every day of the week It is possible that from your husbands If you are a big saver or spender, its likely your SO will just know that about you and the first time it comes up as an issue, you work it out. My parents live far too and it sucks that I cant drop in on them from time to time, that I have to plan a whole vacation just to see them and cram a lot into one tiny weekend. tbrucemom Get out and DO something. January 4, 2021, 3:35 am. I do think its a valid point to want more alone time with your significant other regardless of how hes spending the rest of their time, but I also dont see it as a dysfunctional family dynamic. Sometimes Bassanio feels kind of bad when his parents do this, but I just point out that they dont mean that hes the worst son if he doesnt do something and that its ok to say no. January 20, 2012, 9:28 am. And obviously, Im also someone who is really close with family. 5. You are asking how you can change him and his feelings on this and get him to grow up. Just want to put my two cents in: I think its all about communicating. As your history with him has shown, he likes spending lets_be_honest All rights reserved. Plan a trip to visit your family. allathian Maybe the new place would start to feel more like home. I feel like this letter would have been far more appropriate AFTER a conversation where the boyfriend shut her down. You say you cant get your boyfriend to understand that you dont want to spend every weekend with his parents. Youve got to convince him that he can enjoy You really do have to take strong measures to get through to them. But I wouldnt go as far to say he is emotionally dependent and his family is dysfunctional. I have friends who are engaged and live together. I know many families like this. Yeah, but every weekend? The parents, being in a position of power, are influencing their adult children by complying to this routine or set up. Did you guys actually read this letter? That sounds like two out of three, and maybe that was because of the holidays. Should I Ask Out My Hot Massage Therapist?, When Do You Know Its Time to Break Up With Someone?, My Daughter is Trying to Ruin My Relationship. No one said they cant, just that they like to see each other on weekends. At the same time, I know Ive put off talking about finances WAY longer than three weeks before (yeah, yeah, I know, bad), so that doesnt seem like a huge problem to me either. We live down the street from my boyfriends parents and hes always at there house on his days off. I understand the problem with not seeing him enough, but I think shes shooting herself in the foot by going with him all the time since that way shes communicating that shell go along with whatever his plans are. or just dinner? They are content with the status quo. He may feel he is in a much better position than his family and feels sorry for them. Ann Cannon. Its entirely possible that the boyfriend is happy with the status quo, and if spending more time with his girlfriend means spending less time with his parents, hell choose the parents over the girlfriend. Everyone knows how to throw a frisbee, right? Not normal. January 20, 2012, 8:02 am. In all fairness- he probably has no idea this Irks LW so much. I think a lot of people on here are offering her good suggestions to try and help her with her boyfriend and to get him to spend less time with his family and more time hanging out with her. I see someone who wants to maximize the amount of time he spends with people he cares about, and I get not caring if its the LWs couch or his parents couch, hence the activity suggestions. I dont know how to handle a situation that hasnt happened yet. January 20, 2012, 11:08 am. In fact, this couple isnt married, so they arent even her in-laws. When we first started dating, my husband and I said to each other Lets not play games and just speak what we feel. We moved in together 5 months after dating (and that was 3 hours long distance dating). Problem GatorGirl June 18, 2014, 11:34 am. When they were planning on adopting, I told her that if this is an issue to where she is left with baby a huge amount of time and resents him for it, its not going to be pretty. And the rest of my family in US get together almost every weekend as well. Yeah I think its just generally not a good idea to more or less automatically join every activity the boyfriend wants to do instead of functioning independently to some degree. I think more than anything, you have to have a VERY solid foundation of good communication to have a successful live-in relationshipand this letter makes me feel, at least, that they havent been together long enough to achieve that. It showed up in the wrong spot for some reason. At best, you will an appendage to his family. Explain to your husband that you want to spend time with him on the weekend, not always with his parents. He is an adult & his main focus should be on his relationship. I also remind Bassanio of reality: that they visit so often because of the grandkids, the kids are the focus, not him, and his parents wont be crushed if they dont see him, and theyll be back next month anyway. He knows this because its important to me so I talk about it. Clearly the guy likes to spend time with his family, and might have different views on social life than you. Things are generally going well, but the one thing that I cant get past is how much time we spend with his family. I wonder if part of this is having to share your time with someone else. On the weekends he spends at Or he needs to retire to a place where he can enjoy just the feeling of solitary. What I am saying that the best time to discuss your spending habits is not when the bill is already on the table, or you dont discuss birth control when you are both naked and about to have sex. everyone just has a different approach to their relationship. Then offer a compromise. Dysfunctional that he wants to spend time (a lot, Ill give you that) with his family? The LW left out the most significant part of the story which makes it pretty tough for outsiders to offer any real help. Theres no need for anyone to take offense if others would have an opinion that something that pertains to you is abnormal. No ones a bad person for saying these things (except my aunt, shes the worst and in a league of her own), but if youre someone for whom this feels like guilting, it can start making you feel so bad. Im nearly at my wits end because its causing me to get upset with him over fairly trivial things. That it wouldnt be that big of a deal if the LW and the bf went out a couple of times to visit his parents together and if he went out a time or two on his own. That was what I meant. muchachaenlaventana Well, I guess that frame of mind is just not one Im personally willing to take. when it comes up we just talk about it. She says but I cant seem to get my boyfriend to understand that I dont want to spend weekend nights at their place more often than maybe once a month. So, we dont have a failure to communicate, we have a failure to reach agreement on how they should spend their weekends. Maybe you can offer to make dinner or get tickets to a play or museum show. A lot of family time. Say that you enjoy spending time with his parents but you really miss your city weekends, so youd prefer to stay home except for maybe once a month. Your husband loves to drink it with his dad while discussing sports. Ditto to the making plans paragraph. 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