Controlling parents trying to ruin our relationship.
My boyfriend and I have been together for some time now (I'm 19 and he's 21). We have a wonderful relationship; never had any fights or even any major disagreements. The only really source of stress in our relationship stems from my boyfriends parents (mostly his mother). My boyfriend still lives at home, not by choice, but because his parents (who are both preachers) have made it virtually impossible for him to venture out on his own. He has operated his own very successful local business since he was 16, but they take every last penny he earns. They say they are helping him by protecting him from the world. But he is not even allowed to have a savings account, he cannot even save up enough to buy himself a vehicle of his own. To top that off, they say that we are not allowed to go on a date until after we are married (I know right!) We are not even allowed to be in the same room alone together for more than a couple minutes. All this is mostly his mother's doing; his stepfather doesn't agree with most of it but he can't say or do much without it turning into a huge fight between him and her.
Now it has gotten to the point where we are only allowed to talk or text for a couple hours a day, certain days a week, and possibly see each other once a week if we're supervised. She takes his phone from him so that he cannot communicate with me. He pays for his cell phone bill, as well as theirs and all of his siblings'. The thing is that although my boyfriend and I don't agree at all with their RADICAL beliefs, we decided to obey all their rules and be as respectful as possible. He only puts up with it out of respect for their wishes (even though he disagrees) and so things are not a living hell for him while he is forced to be there.
But it doesn't matter what we do, how respectful we are, the rules and restrictions just keep piling up. Its as if we are not even in a relationship anymore! I am wondering what you're opinion is on this situation and if you have any advice on how we could make things more reasonable for us while he is there. He is currently working on finding a new job far away and a vehicle so h can move out as soon as possible ( but it could take a while)