My boyfriend is 9 1/2 years older than me and my mother wants him to walk to the door, to sit down and talk with her and her boyfriend. He is like " I am to old to be doing that" He is 29 and I am 19. I don't have a car so it's not like I cannot avoid him coming to my house. He think it's highschool-ish and it freaks him out because he is not ready to meet my family until we get to the stage of engagement or marriage. I have to deal with my family because they don't like him because he does not want to see them, they find it strange. Men if you had a girlfriend that lived at home with her parents would you want to come to the door and greet her parents?
The thing is, my mom would be the first one to beat me to the door or be all up in his face when he opens it. It's embarrassing to me but I guess it's a tradition because many people have agreed with her on it. I do want her out of parts of my life because I am getting older and it's very annoying, but I guess the man is supposed to make nice with the parents....but what if he is almost 30 years old? I do not know. My original question is, when is it okay to get to know each others family? When should one meet them? Opinions?
We have been together almost 2 years.