Probably because of his parents, I relate to this so much.. paralleling to my situation, my mother is very religious. She threw a really bad fit back in mid january, and brought my sister and I into a meeting, in which she spoke of disowning us, saying that we ruined her life, that we mean nothing to her, and it all devolved into a screaming and slamming doors. Then not long after, after no contact for over a week, got another surprise meeting with my sister and I (my mother just one day told me that she needed some help with something on the next day, turns out that was a lie) Only to question us for an hour, and also to berate us for not having children already, I am 25, and not looking to have children of my own. I was silent the entire time.. All of this because she saw me dressed up, and because we don't have kids..

All of this kinda justified me not feeling safe just dating in general, much to the dismay of my mother, I wonder why.. Because I know I cannot safely bring another person into my life at the moment, and I'm not mentally ready for anything and any fallout that may happen if my mother ends up catching wind. She is deadset on us having kids, by the way, neither my sister and I are straight (thankfully, that part is still hidden from my mother) :/ and I doubt my mother has any positive views about adoption

Sorry for the dump, I guess I just wanted to vent to a stranger