Hi, this is my first time on these forums and was hoping for some advice.
My relationship has currently run into a wall. My cousins are currently planning a small trip out of town and I've invited my girlfriend along.
She would like to come along but her parent, who are very traditional (we are chinese), are completely against it.
Here are some fact about our relationship:
-I am 28 and she is 27.
-We have known each other for 6 years and have been dating for 3.
-We do not live together.
We have never gone anywhere together or even spent the night together because her parents are worried something might happen to her.
I am not a stranger to her family but I feel as though they cannot trust me. I respect their concern for their daughter's well-being but am at a loss as to how to handle this problem. We both think she deserves to make her own decisions but they will have none of that.
She has thought about moving out but is currently unemployed.
Please share your thoughts.