Nervous telling family of pregnancy

[frightenedandexcited]

Hi all,

I know this must sound so juvenile to some, but I'm nervous about telling my family about my pregnancy.

Myself and my partner have been together for 10 years, and have a solid relationship. Marriage is not something that interests either of us .... my family on the other hand ... they have a problem with it. I come from a family where everyone conforms, marriage, babies; in that order.

My family are also religious, and have made many comments to me over the years about us getting married - they simply cannot understand that marriage isn't something that interests me in the slightest .

My father is elderly and very religious and let's just say he doesn't hold back with his feelings ... so I can only imagine what he'll say. I've heard him use the expression "out of wedlock", when speaking about others having babies without being married

Just having a rant really, and wondering if any others out there have been in a similar position.

Thanks for reading.

First of all congratulations!

I'm hoping your parents will surprise you and be really pleased and not pass judgement as you expect. They must know your relationship is stable and loving. Which hopefully will translate to excitement at becoming grandparents.

If it makes you feel any better some of my family aren't 100% that were not married and expecting, but as my mum put it, we're stable, we love each other, baby is wanted. Slightly different to you in the fact that I want marriage, he couldn't care less.