DEAR DEIDRE: I FIND it really creepy that my boyfriend’s mum often speaks to me as if she is a jealous ex-girlfriend.
I’m 32 and my partner is 34.
We’ve been together for a year and things are good between us – except when it comes to his family.
If my boyfriend wants time away from his mum, his dad will get aggressive.
He insists my boyfriend spends time with her – mainly, I think, because he doesn’t want anything to do with her.
There are no boundaries in their family and I can see it’s affected my man.
When I met him, he was so angry he ended up needing therapy.
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He’s a lot better now but I really struggle with his mum.
She always puts me down and insists on sitting next to him every time we see her.
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