Am in my early 60s, came out of a long marriage a few years ago and met a lovely man a few years older than me online about 8 months ago. Unfortunately it's a long distance relationship as he lives a few hours North of me but we make it work taking turns spending time with each other every other week which I look forward to. We do lovely things together, things I really missed during my marriage and have a good sex life.
I don't kid myself that it probably works because we don't see each other as regularly as most couples which keeps things fresh.
He has been very honest that he never wants to get married again and nor do I.
We each have grown up family. My family know all about him, his family do not know of my existence. Nor do his friends ( except his best friend who he sees every day).
I have told him how hurt I am and that I feel as if I am some secret and that he must feel ashamed to tell anybody about me. His answer is that he is a very private person and doesn't feel the need to tell anybody about us.
We speak on the phone every night and when I visit him he puts himself out, plans a nice day and always makes us a nice meal. If we bump into people he knows in his home town he does introduce me as his significant other.
I don't want to stop seeing him but am I right in feeling the way I do?
I certainly don't feel inclined to introduce him to my family when his don't even know of my existence.