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Boyfriend talks to his mom way too much…

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    brandnewrx
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    My boyfriend is 26 and I am 22. We are currently living with my parents while we renovate the home we bought and attend college. He moved in with me 3 years ago and we have been together for 5. His mom and dad live 90 minutes away but are over the road truckers and are only home weekends. However, she calls him about twice a day. I feel he is old enough to cut the umbilical cord. We have talked about it a lot and he was supposed to cut the amount of calls in half, but he has yet to do it.

    It’s not that I don’t like his mom, but she is definitely not my favorite person. She really gets on my nerves. I am a vegetarian and an atheist and she is always throwing her opinions (and meat) in my face.

    Is it abnormal for a 26 year old to call his mom so often? He has an older brother and she calls him every other day at most. Why can’t she lay off of him? If things don’t change, the relationship isn’t going to work out.

    Please help.

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    Ask April Masini
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    It doesn’t sound like your mother in law’s phone calls are harming you in any way — or that they’re harming your husband — so is this just jealousy on your part?

    I know you wrote that she throws her opinions in your face, but if she’s on the phone with him, she’s leaving you alone! 😆 Right? And you haven’t noted that she’s trying to turn her son against you, so, if he likes talking to her, and it’s not interfering with his work or his time with you, I don’t see what the problem is. 😕

    In addition, don’t forget that the two of you are LIVING with YOUR parents, so you probably talk to your folks multiple times a day because you’re sharing a house with them. Being with your parents may remind him that he misses his — or his mother may feel left out because her son is living with your folks and not with her.

    Try to be a little generous in this situation since it really doesn’t sound from what you’ve written that your mother in law is damaging anyone — she’s just being a little pesky and getting on your nerves. I bet you can find a way to laugh it off. 🙂

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