Zehn - Vhex said:
Sounds like you"re not nearly mature enough to handle this situation properly or you would have by now. Basically, who the fuck cares what her family thinks of you? You"re dating her, not her family.
Totally this. Keep in mind though you still need to have a discussion with your g/f, and the discussion is totally dependent on how far you want this relationship to go.
Do you want to marry her? If yes, you need to discuss her family. She needs to do one of two things:
1.) Basically tell you she doesnt give a fuck what her mom says about you, and that you are #1 in her life. Period, end of story. If you get married she is YOUR family now, you hers, meaning that everyone else in her life becomes a distant second.
2.) She has a "talk" with her mother, and comes to terms with you in some form or fashion. Basically telling her "if you cant say something nice don"t say anything at all, OR risk my excommunicating myself from you forever" (meaning your g/f not talking to her mom, choosing you over her).
Keep in mind if she does do one of the above two things, or both for that matter. You better be deadly serious about her, because that is asking a lot for someone to do in a relationship. If you fuck up (various ways), not only have you fucked up the relationship with you and her, you also caused her to fuck up her relationship with her family.
In the end Vhex is right, you marry her, not her family, your level of involvement in her family matters is really completely up to you. Kids do add more time spent with your in laws, but believe it or not you wield a lot of power in that dynamic, meaning a lot of ground rules can be placed (like for instance not talking mad shit about you). My suggestion is if she does do the above two things I suggest, make sure you stay above it all. Continue to be polite around her parents, if she is being belligerent around you, simply say "hey I gotta go" or "We gotta go", excuse yourself. Because in the end, fuck them, they have no bearing on your life, obviously are not Christians (Christians are not suppose to judge people, and while even the best of us still do, they are taking it to a new extreme, which is fucking wrong in so many ways to count). Just rise above it, seems you have your head on straight about you and your life, if you care about this women you can make it work. If you feel like it isnt worth it, simply move on.