You Didn't Want to Introduce Him to Your Family

This sucks to admit.  It sucked when you were dating and it sucks now.  But maybe you need to think about why that was in order to move on.


Yeah, he met your mom and dad.  And they got along fine.  And yes, he met your grandparents - the non-judgmental ones.


But you didn't want to introduce him to the judgmental side of the family.


Why? If you loved him unconditionally and he was the one for you why wouldn't you want them to meet?  Is it because they would criticize and on some level you would know that they were right?


And when you thought about your wedding you wanted it to be small and not invite all the family.  Is that because that's what YOU really want? Or did you know your family wouldn't be 100% behind it?  Did you secretly look at other people getting married (your former boss comes to mind here) and wish that your love story looked like that?


I'm not saying that your family needs to be head over heels for the guy you end up with.  But, you shouldn't care what they think. And you'd be able to convince them otherwise if you really were the real deal. You shouldn't be jealous of other people's relationships because you should KNOW that you wouldn't be happier.