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Originally Posted by RubyandPearl
OP you know the current political climate in Italy far better than I do but I think your problem with the bf's family is cultural not political.
English isn't taught in US schools? By your username I'm guessing you grew up in an NYC borough of Puerto Rican heritage? That might explain the lack of thorough grounding in English.
Anyway, whatever all the details of your education and family life, it sounds like your relationship with this man is coming to an end due mainly to his family objections. It's probably significant that he's 30 years older than you and still unmarried.
Just as an aside, my husband's nephew married a girl who's parents came to NJ from Rome, they were married in a traditional Italian Catholic wedding here in the US, then went with both sets of parents to Italy to be married again in front of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins in the family who lived in Italy. This was only a few years ago and the bridal couple was in their twenties.
Modern politics are one thing, family cultural traditions are quite another.
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Well, I never talk about politics because I don't watch the daily news on TV.
As I've mentioned before, a good talk would be better because effective communication is best than thinking like a mad person. Italians are very difficult to understand based on their past and what is currently going on in their country as we speak.
Everyone gets upset and thats totally normal so I would like to explain my feelings to them in a way that they'll understand not everyone understands what they are thinking. There is no mindreading here.
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