Why does my boyfriend want me to be perfect?
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 7 months. He's a single dad and I'm a single mother of 7 year olds. He asked me to marry him after three months, and then got cold feet and called it off. We are going to a wedding in a different state and he just told me that he is ready to call it off, because I was "mean" to him. It seems to me, that about 90% of the time, he doesn't answer his phone when I call. I was aggravated about it yesterday, and left him a message stating that I like it when he answers his phone, and when he is not TOO busy, to call me, if he wants to. Ok, I did say it sarcastically, but still. He has asked me (and my child) to move with him to a different state, but can't promise me a relationship, food on the table, a place to live, etc... His mother doesn't want to get involved into a bonding relationship with me (according to him), because she doesn't think our relationship will last. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... my parents are conservative Christians and despise the fact that I'm with him (but they are control freaks). Not sure what to do here. I try to be nice and loving towards him, but it seems that everything that I do is not the right thing. I love this man dearly, but I can't be this sweet, considerate person he wants me to be, all the time. I have a hard shell, so to speak. What do I do concerning all the matters listed above?