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To worry about where the relationship is going?

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LilacWriter · 28/08/2024 10:37

Ive been with my partner for 10 months and we are both early 30s.

A while ago he mentioned his parents would be visiting (he is from another country in Europe) but never said more about it. I asked him if he'd made a plan yet (it's in a month) and he said no.

I have another event I've been invited to and I want to meet them so I brought it up as though I thought I might meet them. He said he hadn't thought about it yet but it was a possibility and he was yet to make a plan. They have already said they want to meet me so I don't know why he isn't more keen.

Later, I started to bring up a future talk and he said he's up for living together at some point but there's no rush.

We're early 30s with me two years older than him so I am a bit worried I'll be strung along. He is divorced also.

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Catza · 28/08/2024 10:48

You may well be strung along but neither of the things you mentioned necessarily mean that.
I've been living with my partner for years now and, honestly, I am not even entirely sure his parents know of my existence. But I met his siblings, friends and his child from a previous relationship. I feel quite secure in my relationship and don't feel like I am missing out on the whole parents thing.
10 months is a bit early to think about moving in together as well.

In contrast, my ex met my parents about a year after being together. I met his parents maybe 4 months in. This didn't really make any difference to the longevity of our relationship which fell apart after 5 years (and cracks were showing much earlier than this).

LoyalMember · 04/11/2024 12:32

It doesn't sound like it's a problem to me. He seems laid back which I like in a person. No Red Flags here as far as I can see.

Didimum · 04/11/2024 13:18

I think at 10 months in, it could go either way. How long ago was his divorce?

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