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My brother and his girlfriend had living together for a year when my mother met her, they had been together for 4 years in total.
I've the child.
Okay, the brother and girlfriend were together for 3 years, moved in together and after one year your Mother met her, correct?
You have a child with a woman that your Mother knows and they get along quite well but she is the ONLY woman your Mother knows you have been involved with, correct?
Sounds to me the only reason you would do that is if you were embarrassed of your SO.
I've never felt the need to keep anything like that secret, though I generally don't tell people if I'm seeing anyone because it's never worked out and I don't want to have to explain when it doesn't work out.
My ex did this with his GF before me. He was with her several years and his family didn't even know he was involved with anyone until he announced they were going to be grandparents!
Oh, wait... Baby came out, um, not the right color to be genetically his.
This should have been my sign, seriously.
His current GF, the one he split our marriage over, is "just his friend" according to his parents. You know, the only person in the world that was willing to offer him a place to crash when we split up?
Oh yeah, her FB account indicates she is now knocked up. I'd like to send a care package to his parents to ship down with baby books n such... Cuz, you know, he wouldn't dare be 'living in sin' with this friend of his....
I'm having a bad night.
What is with men and keeping it secret, anyway????
I don't think I would be very happy being the "secret" girlfriend. I just don't see a point in keeping a relationship a secret.
Not having to deal with nosy friends and a nosy mother-in-law? Not having to explain a number of things to other people? I think there are many good reasons.
Okay, the brother and girlfriend were together for 3 years, moved in together and after one year your Mother met her, correct?
You have a child with a woman that your Mother knows and they get along quite well but she is the ONLY woman your Mother knows you have been involved with, correct?
Not having to deal with nosy friends and a nosy mother-in-law? Not having to explain a number of things to other people? I think there are many good reasons.
Family and friends are important to me. If someone in my life is important to me - I want them to get to know my family and friends.
Not having to deal with nosy friends and a nosy mother-in-law? Not having to explain a number of things to other people? I think there are many good reasons.
So why not stay out of relationships or drop all contact with your friends and family so they don't stick their nose in your life? It seems that would be much simpler than trying to hide all the time and it would certainly cut down the amount of logistics, chaos and excuses when it comes to family gatherings and such. No contact or no relationships means no excuses as to why you cannot attend.
Technically one cannot be a Mother In Law if one's child is not Legally Married.
His girlfriend went into hiding several times when my mother visited my brother.
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