My partner of five years won’t introduce me to his family – I’m worried there’s another woman
DEAR DEIDRE: WHY won’t my partner of five years introduce me to his family?
We met online in 2019 and are both 49.
Whenever I ask to meet his relatives he gets angry, saying he likes things the way they are.
He says that when he introduced a previous partner to his family, it all went wrong.
We don’t live together and I can’t help but wonder if his family even knows I exist. Why else would he keep me a secret?
I’m worried there’s another woman and that this whole time I’ve actually been his mistress.
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I’m tired of feeling this way, how I do to solve this?
DEIDRE SAYS: Don’t be put off by his excuses and tell him you need to sort this out.
Emphasise you understand that previous introductions went wrong but it’s not unreasonable for you to meet his family after five years.
Tell him how this makes you feel and hopefully he’ll make concrete plans for an introduction. My support pack Standing Up For Yourself will help.
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