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Am I wasting my time hoping he'll grow up?

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Question - (21 February 2011) 1 Answers - (Newest, 22 February 2011)
A female United States age 30-35, anonymous writes:

Dear Cupid,

I am in a long distance relationship and things are working out pretty great. Being apart isn't easy but it's not the problem.

The problem is my boy is 19 and lives with his mom. Next year he's moving out to go to college. But he doesn't have a license, a car, or a job. He does do some things around the house but his parents have sheltered him intensely. He doesn't understand the value of money and still expects to rely on his parents for rent and tuition. He doesn't think he can handle a job and school work.

We're very in love and want to eventually start a family together. We've been together three years and we've been happy.

But his parents tell him lies about me that seem to cause him doubt.

Is there a way I can loosen the hold his family has on him so he can be an independent young man?

Am I wasting my time hoping he'll grow up?

I want to know if I'm making a mistake. Though I'm so in love I don't know if it would make a difference.

Advice?

~TooMuchtoHandle

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (22 February 2011):

If you love something set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours.

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