Throwaway account. My boyfriend and I have been together for a little over a year. I’m from the US, he’s from the UK, so there’s a 5 hour time difference. He’s always had strict African parents and my parents were always more chill. We play a lot of video games and we also enjoy watching shows and video calling. His parents always make him clean the house and they ground him whenever his sister doesn’t do her chores. On Sunday, he got grounded because he didn’t shower yet (he’s a nighttime shower person) for a week. Yesterday, he told me that his mom lectured him because he talks to me too much and he only cares about gaming and doesn’t care about the house or his future (he worries so much about it). My boyfriend is not a very social person and he is more of a listener, he isn’t close with his parents. He’s only allowed to get on the PS for 90 minutes while he’s grounded and his parents said they’d rather have him play with his 5 year old brother. I don’t know what’s gonna happen when he’s ungrounded, but I have terrible separation anxiety and I don’t know what to do. I considered talking to his mom about it but there’s no way I can do that. I’ve tried talking to him about moving out but it’s not an option because of money. How can I help my boyfriend through this situation while also trying not to break down?