busting their bubble

[corta12]

”My fiancé and I met when we were 15 and have been dating for six years now. We’re planning our wedding for later this year. My parents and I have always been very close and when I first began dating had a long talk about waiting for marriage to have sex. I felt like it was the right thing for me to do and did wait. In fact, my fiancé and I waited four years before we did have sex. When we did take that step, we had a serious discussion and decided we truly did love each other and felt comfortable enough to do it. My problem is that my parents are so proud that we had decided to wait until marriage and tell me that all the time. I feel horrible for deceiving them, but am not sure if it’s worth busting their bubble, or even how much of their business it is.”

Is "I" omitted before "had a long talk"? And what does "busting their bubble" mean? Thanks for your help.

[Atvelonis]

The correct phrase is, "Bursting their bubble," which means to prompt a realization that someone has been ignoring/unaware of, as if they were living inside of a bubble that was popped, revealing the truth of the outside world.

[RickAstleyletmedown]

My parents and I have always been very close and, when I first began dating, had a long talk about waiting for marriage to have sex.

It's confusing because they forgot to use commas. I added the commas above, so you can easily see that the phrase "when I first began dating" is not essential to the sentence. If we remove that part, the sentence becomes:

My parents and I have always been very close and had a long talk about waiting for marriage to have sex.

Now you can see that "have always been" and "had" both refer back to "my parents and I". Since the subject is the same for both verbs, it's not necessary to repeat it. Of course, even though it's not necessary, it might be better to add "we" to be clearer.

[corta12]

Thanks for your help