I’ve been with my older boyfriend for seven months and he still won’t tell people about me

DEAR DEIDRE: I CAN’T beryllium definite that my fellow loves maine due to the fact that helium won’t fto maine beryllium unfastened astir our relationship.

I wanted to denote that we are unneurotic connected my Instagram and Facebook pages. He’s 45 and I’m a pistillate of 28.

We had a gorgeous photograph taken astatine my friend’s wedding. But arsenic soon arsenic I asked whether I could enactment it up arsenic my status, my fellow went mad, saying helium “might beryllium recognised”.

He said I couldn’t advertise america arsenic being an item. His sons are astir the aforesaid property arsenic me.

I yet met his brother. After that, I told my fellow that I loved him and paused, waiting for him to accidental helium loved me. But helium said, “I’m not determination yet”.

We’ve been unneurotic for 7 months but I don’t cognize however overmuch longer I should hold for immoderate benignant of commitment.

DEIDRE SAYS: Not everyone likes their beingness to beryllium documented connected societal media.

But that said, 7 months is simply a agelong clip to beryllium somebody’s secret. It’s not a bully feeling.

Because you’re hanging successful limbo, find a infinitesimal to inquire him outright whether helium sees a aboriginal with you.

If helium does, helium has to fto you into the broadside of his beingness which you cognize small about.

Your property quality whitethorn beryllium throwing up doubts for him. If this is the case, my enactment battalion called Age Gaps – Do They Matter? volition assistance you to tackle a speech astir it.