Plans to live together fall apart as boyfriend backs out
Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Chris,” and I were planning on moving in together. We went apartment hunting and created a realistic budget we could both maintain. He was the one who brought up the idea and also the one who pushed it. Chris is an only child. His parents love him so much I think they will do anything to keep him in their house for as long as they can. (He’s 21.) I know I must respect his parents, but I also know Chris really wants to be out on his own but is afraid of them. I want the best for him and for us.