Error made, how do I fix this, if at all

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Registered: 03-16-2004
Error made, how do I fix this, if at all
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Tue, 03-16-2004 - 6:12pm
I met someone about 2 months ago. Things were going well. The past 2 weeks have changed because of me and my big mouth. I over exaggerated some things about my parents, who i still live with and now he thinks that my family is controlling/influential, etc. I am not sure what more to do, since I've already talked to him, written him a letter explaining how I feel but he still wants to think of what he wants to do now. Is there anything I can do or just let it ride? Do you see light at the end of the tunnel?
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Registered: 05-20-2003
Tue, 03-16-2004 - 6:14pm
He wants to leave you because your parents are controlling? Is there more to this story? Did your parents say something negative about him that really hurt him?
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Registered: 03-16-2004
Tue, 03-16-2004 - 6:39pm
He feels from my talking about it that my family is controlling and because I am arabic, and he is white, he has also never dated someone outside his nationality. I explained to him that I over-exaggerate at times but now it seems like he wants a bit of time to think about what i've told him and what i've written to him. I'm so lost b/c it wasn't intentional and taken out of context. He has never met my parents, nor have they ever said anything bad about him. He also told me that he is afraid to come over because he feels he'd be making a huge committment but I have assured him that i was not in a rush to do anything in terms of the future. I dont know if there is any hope for this but he really hasn't given the relationship itself a chance at all, its only been 2 months and we both work a lot so the time we get together is quite rare, maybe once a week, if that.