Boyfriend VS. FAMILY

I am so confused as to what to do. My boyfriend and I been together for almost 3 years and now have a 2 months old baby. He was not accepted at the beginning of the relationship due to the fact that he was black and i had an arranged marriage and one day I ran off. Me running off actually made the situation worse so of course they hated him. I actually stayed away from my family for a matter of months until one day, he called a family member of mines and spoke to them about me not going around my family. I actually did not know that he called my cousin until my cousin called me and told me he was a cool guy. Ever since then they started hanging out.. almost EVERYDAY!!! A year went buy and all of a sudden hell broke loose!! My boyfriend and I bought a car from my cousin and was making payments to their bank, but she wanted the car back and called the police, which of course brought drama. My boyfriend hates her boyfriend and therefore told my family that he will not come around as long as my cousin's boyfriend is around. They did not like that which caused tension between them. My boyfriend made 2 attempts to make the situation better, but yet they treated him as if he wasn't there. Now, TODAY, they are trying to call truce and be family once again, but he is refusing. He said that there is no problem but he will not see them as his family anymore, which hurts me. It is easy for him to forgive others that he had problems with or once faught but it's so hard to forgive my family. Is there anyone out there that can give me advice?


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This is a tough situation, especially since you and your boyfriend have a baby now. I think that you have to find a way to bring your boyfriend and your family back together, but it will have to be slow with not pushy. Your boyfriend is your childs father and your family is your childs family too.

 

Well yesterday there was an attempt to bring them back together.. and instead he ended up gettin jumped.. it was a 3 on 1 fight and he ended up with the disadvantages because he was hit with beer bottles and also trying to protect him, we somehow stumbled and fell and I fell upon him, which gave the "retarded family" the opportunity to attack him.. sadly the fight was over misunderstanding.. the "retarded family" was all drunk.. the only person that didn't drink was my boyfriend and I

 

i have had similar problems with my fiancee at first but i have also learned from that people dont feel comfortable having the police called over something so trivial they are your family and it probably could have been solved with a conversation. he is probably hurt that they could not work it out and it had to go that far look he needs time and you never know it might work out better if you give him space to think about it but dont push him he was hurt and that takes time to heal let him know how you feel in a less dramatic and argumentative way and it will work wonders

 

i have had similar problems with my fiancee at first but i have also learned from that people dont feel comfortable having the police called over something so trivial they are your family and it probably could have been solved with a conversation. he is probably hurt that they could not work it out and it had to go that far look he needs time and you never know it might work out better if you give him space to think about it but dont push him he was hurt and that takes time to heal let him know how you feel in a less dramatic and argumentative way and it will work wonders

 

Yeah. I'm no longer going to push him to get along with my family or push my familyto get along with him. Although it will make me extremely happy, the stress and/or complications that comes with it is not worth it. They made so many mistakes when it comes to him, and yet he has always forgiven them, but this time, I think it will be a waste of time. I do not want him to go through any stress or pain. With this economy there is already too-- much to stress about. It's not him that I am so much worried about now. I am more worried that I will not be able to forgive my family for being so childish and foolish. Ever since the incident, I have not spoke to any of my relatives besides my sister. Am I being immature? Or am I right for putting my foot down and I am no longer going to put up with their.. sh*t!

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