At Xmas dinner last night, my (26F) bf’s (26M) mom and aunt commented (as they have in the past) that they never see us kiss, and would like us to kiss in front of them. They’ve even once gone so far as to ask if we have slept together. I find it very nosey. Both of us are extremely uncomfortable by the thought of PDA, and their pressuring just makes us feel… abnormal? They think they’re just being friendly and playful, but we absolutely hate when they bring it up and wish they would mind their business. I always reassure them that we are affectionate people, we just don’t like to show those things in public. They expressed concern about us needing to show affection in front of our future kids (we don’t even have plans to have kids, so that was very out of left field and very much unsolicited). How do I draw a boundary and get them to respect our preferences and relationship?

TLDR; Boyfriends family pries into our sexual relationship and lack of kissing in front of them. We hold hands, hug, etc. but apparently they are bothered by our “lack of PDA.” How do I draw a line?


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