Dear Janeth:

I am siding with your emotional reasoning on this matter. I believe it makes logical and emotional sense. Therefore I believe the only way for you- on the long run (beyond the temporary feel-good of … a hot bath, for example)- is for you to exert power over your life and in this case, assert yourself with your boyfriend and his family and ask for their acceptance and approval of you as his girlfriend.

If you don’t get this approval that you desperately need, I would exit the relationship.

The risk of being out of the relationship, does it cause you fear and discomfort? That would be something to examine and deal with, of course, if you were to consider my suggestion.

anita