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Me and my boyfriend, Khalid, been together four years now. His family is pretty traditional, I get that. But still, cannot make it to introduce me to them? Go already four years, and I'm still waiting. We talk about our future, marriage, kids... but his family is like a mystery to me. I feel like I'm not good enough for them or something. Khalid says they will come around, but I'm starting to feel really unsure about us. Anyone else go through something like this?

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Four years is a long time to be kept in the shadows, mate. I reckon if he’s not making space for you in his family life by now, something’s up. My partner, Jess, actually called me out on the same thing with my old man — kept sayin’ ‘next visit’ but never came. Turned out, he was scared of their reaction, not that you’re not good enough. But still, that’s on him to handle, not you.

I’ll tell you what shifted things for us — Jess sat me down and said, ‘Either we go to your parents by arvo next weekend, or I’m rethinking this.’ Clear line. Not ultimatum for drama, just honesty. And we went. Awkward as hell at first, but better than the limbo.

Ask Khalid straight up: what’s the actual hold-up? And give him a date. Not ‘soon’ — a real date. If he keeps fobbing you off, then you’ve got your answer, yeah? You deserve to be seen, not hidden away. 💪

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