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How have your parents’ expectations about your relationship changed through the years?
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They used to think they had a right to voice an opinion about my close friends and my partners. They dont. As long as everyone is respectful & polite to everyone thats all that matters.
My parents just thought I could do better than I was doing & they were right. It took me a little bit but I found the best thing that's ever happened to me & we've been married 10yrs. now! I love him sooooo much! I know if they were still alive they'd be so happy for me & they'd love him too!
At first, no one believed we would make it. Now, the thought of us breaking up, they just laugh at it.
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I dont think my parents had any expcectations for any of my relationships. They were supportive for the most part, but they never really meddled much.
I have no idea what my parent's expectations for my relationship were of are. Quite frankly I don't care either. The only expectations that matter are mine and those of my partner.
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Female, 26-30 years, Married | Apr 17, 2013
Female, 26-30 years, Married | Apr 17, 2013
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Their views on it change like night and day, sometimes they want us together. Others they want me to leave him. It hurts to know they don't support us, seeing as how happy I truly am with him.
My dad has always been the same, he stays out of it. My mom on the other hand is mentally unstable and her expectations vary greatly. No one in this world has ever had to do ALL the things she has to make things work or put their nose to the grind stone like she has to get through things. On top of that she twists things around so ridiculously it's hard to believe what's real and what's a lie.
They're happy when I'm happy. If they see me unhappy, they tell me to leave or try and see what's going on and then voice their concerns. Currently they're happy.
My parents do not have never got involved in my relationships. They are happy when I am happy, so currently, they are over the moon. :)
