My girlfriend wants nothing to do with my parents

Ok, this goes very deep. My girlfriend has really not liked my parents in the past but started warming up to them. About a year into our relationship my girlfriend has said comments to me about my mother making some snide remarks that I didn’t see or hear.

I did one time and I thought I told my mother that it’s not nice and didn’t appreciate that she said it. My mother never apologized to my girlfriend over the comment which I didn’t think was that bad. It was about when I was married before. Scenario “ Christmas time” My girlfriend and I had Christmas at my house where she lived which was where I lived prior with my ex wife. We sat up a Christmas tree and my mother said that’s not where I had it with my ex-wife.” That stated the down hill slide ever since. My girlfriend started hating my mother because of that statement and every thing else she was doing. Even though I didn’t think so. I thought that she was being unjust in feeling that way.

Well my girlfriend started to relax a little but every once in while she stated that she didn’t like my mother. My girlfriend has been married before twice and she stated to me in conversations that she didn’t along with her ex’s mothers either. Well on evening we went to my parent’s house and went to the county fair. I was talking to my mother at a booth and my girlfriend went to another one two booths down. She asked me to come over and see what they had. I told her I will in a minute because I was about to get so free food. That sparked off the ordeal. She stormed off and walked away leaving everybody wondering where she went. Well I found her and she told me why was I spending time with my parents and not with her. I told her that I haven’t seen them in months.

Well we went to dinner and everyone was talking about work. Somehow hot headedness came up and about promotions and how bosses look over the people that have that. I did agree with it because I was having a problem at work with a co-worker and indicated that sometimes you have to take in the you know what. My girlfriend said she would have said something to her boss and took care if it herself. Even though, I did talk to my boss. My dad went to say that it the boss’s job to stop it and not her. Well we left and then about an hour after we got to my parents house. She came out of the room and told me that she wanted to leave I asked her why and she told me that she cant be around people that put her down. I asked her what she was talking about she told me that I should have said I agreed with her which, I didn’t. We were engaged at that time. In front of my parents she through the ring down and told me she couldn’t and didn’t want to be with me. I told my parents to leave the room. They did and she started yelling and cursing me out. My parents came in and she started going off on them. Cursing them and telling them that they didn’t love me as much as she loved me. My mom said I love him in a different way. Well I took her home because I didn’t want her around them and them around her at that time.

Well I did kick her out about a week later but she would not stop saying disrespectful towards them, but we got back together because we did love each other and I thought that we could work it out. Well now I asked her and my mom to talk on the phone. I thought everything would go good. Well crap hit the fan. My girlfriend told me that my mom said that she was sorry that I loved her and so forth. I asked my mom if she said that she said that she did but it because of what she was saying, which my girlfriend denies.

Now things have totally gone way too far. She wants nothing to do with my family. She says that she doesn’t want to take away the time I spend with them but every time I say I will go see them she puts a guilt trip on me and makes me feel bad that I want to she them. And now my family does even want anything to do with her. I do love this woman for all the right reasons and I love my parents for all the right reasons. But I’m stuck in a hard way here. She doesn’t want to go visit them over holidays, or events and even now my best friends wedding because they might be there and I’m the best man. She still goes off about them to me. Now she’s even going against my friends and hates them. She totally fights me and makes me feel bad when I leave to go see them just for even an hour or two. Do love her but I don’t know how to stop the madness.

Please help.

Answer #1

I would get out of the realtionship I have been in the same boat my girlfriend hates my family dose not want me to see them.

I know it fills like being piggy in the middle because you got your parents on one side saying stuff then your girl on the other it is hard very very hard and to be honest there is no way I have tried for seven years and iam only 23. she needs help and she probally is stubborn I asume? so she want get help think of the life ahead do you really see it working serously bud do your self a faver.

its a lot of stress to handle. you want feel like you have a proper realtionship ever because I dont really think your going to patch things with your girlfriend family unless you know what might sort it out as for me there was no hope I will always chosse my family BLOODS THICKER THAN WATER you have to ask yourself do you want a girl who seems not to not like he mother in laws she didnt like her last so I think she just dose not want to even try I now how this is I wish the best of luck whith what ever you chosse to do god bless you

Answer #2

jeff12.. thank you for your response to my question. I want to answer yours. she seems a bit controlling, or perhaps having BPD like you mentioned. she is approaching this in a very immature way.

you must also consider that possibly she had a bad experience when she was married before. have you asked her? I think more counseling will be good for her, maybe some medication as well. I’m sure she can control her temper once she learns ways of calming down. it shows a lot that you still love her besides what has already happened. your parents will forever be in your life. and I think you want the same for her. you must co-exist in peace. I hope this helps.

Answer #3

well I may not know how you really feel about this but I think your girlfriend should give your family a try, your girlfriend probably feels kinda lonely when your not there but you do have your family and do what you think is right and see if things get better somehow

Answer #4

I agree with pinkpearl. This problem isn’t going to go away and the longer you let it go on without addressing it the worse it will get. Just think if you guys have children, she might turn them against your parents! Your girlfriend has some really important issues to deal with and one of them is learning not to be so insecure about your relationship with your Mother. Somehow she sees them as enemies instead of people that love and support you! From what you’ve said, your parents might have made some sly comments at one point but it doesn’t seem enough to go to the extremes that your girlfriend has. Of course, you really do need to try and understand her point of view and that is why I think a counselor or therapist is the best decision!

Answer #5

Thanks for all your input. Well to answer some statements. We have been to counseling and she started going on her own. Which has helped somewhat. I don’t know if anybody has dealt with this before but her and our doc stated that she might be BPD behavioral personality disorder. I did read several things out there and it doesn’t look very good but I’m willing to try. Something happened this weekend that I saw that trait come out or just plain jealousy not for sure but it has happened before. We went to the mall and were walking around and a waitress from a pub that we both went to waived at me or us not for sure but I did wave back as a courtesy. She through a fit and accused me of sleeping with her. I told her that she worked at the local pub where we both went to, but she couldn’t see that or just plain ignored it. It was hell for a little while till she calmed down. This type of reaction is a typical response to anything like this. It’s like this with my friends and family but not to the extent of sleeping with them, just spending time with them instead of her. Most of my friends say that I should leave and get out before I end up dead or in jail for over stupid stuff like that. Anybodies response on this would be great.

Answer #6

I think your girlfriend is putting you in an extremely difficult and tense situation.

You have a lifetime of history with your parents and it seems from what you’ve said, that you’re close to them and they care about you a lot. This must be tearing them apart.

If I were you, I’d try and get your girlfriend to see a counselor with you, and talk about this in a level headed way.

If you want to spend the rest of your life with this person, she has to be able to accept your parents. She sounds over-sensitive and quite spoiled.

I wish you a lot of luck. It could get a lot worse before it gets better - I hope not, though.

Answer #7

wow I dont’ no what to say … I do but dont let me see hear I go defend her like if some dude was trying to hit on her in front of you ,, back her up and shes number 1

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