I (22F) have been with my boyfriend (24M) for a year. We decided to visit his parents interstate. Mind you, this is a very big deal for me as I have traditionally strict parents and I haven’t even been allowed to have sleepovers prior to this but they allowed me to go on this trip with my boyfriend because they believed it would make me happy. My father gave a few rules before he okayed the trip, though. He said that we cannot sleep together during the trip as this will affect my boyfriend’s family’s first impressions of me. I agreed and told my boyfriend of these rules. He wasn’t pleased but eventually agreed. However, during the trip, on the way there, he was talking as if we would be sleeping together throughout the trip. I thought that he had forgotten about what my parents had said so I reminded him but he said that he remembered but he thinks that my parents are being unreasonable and babying me although I’m an “adult”. He said that there is no point in us going on this trip together if we have to sleep separately. I was afraid to argue with him as we are going to a place that is foreign to me so it’s not like I can just go home if needed. I eventually give in as I thought that was the safest option for me. We slept together at his parents’ house throughout the trip. We have now returned home and I just can’t shake off the feeling of guilt. I haven’t even been able to talk to my parents about the trip as I keep feeling like I’ve betrayed them. I have raised this issue with my boyfriend but he dismisses my concerns and says that I’m overreacting. He also often complains about my parents’ “overprotectiveness” but I know that they are just looking out for me. What does everyone think?

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