Hello Irene, I can’t give you advice but I can tell you that I was in a kind of similar situation. I and my ex-boyfriend were a few years apart (I was older), and in their culture, that was pretty much unacceptable (the age gap, and the fact that I was older). My then boyfriend knew that, and continued to date me (for three years), and I guess I was hoping too the family would fully accept me in the end. In the end, I realized that that was not going to happen, and had to break it up with him. When I did, he pretty much agreed that his family would never accept me as part of their family.

In my opinion, the guy you are dating likes you, knows about the situation with his parents, but is probably hopeful things will change with his parents. Not sure what culture it is, but it is likely not going to change if the decision is based on custom and tradition. Just my opinion.

I wish you well 🙂