Wedding Bells
In 2 weeks, I'm getting married to Beau. We are legally married already, but I don't consider it official until after the wedding. But I feel scared for the future of our relationship. Beau is actually pretty immature in a lot of ways. He is like a stuck teenager screaming out "Don't tell me what to do." He takes everything I say to him as judgment instead of an attempt to help. Mature people take correction so they can learn and grow. He gets upset by any correction I try to give and takes it as criticism. Most of our conflict has been about his daughter. Stella is 15 years old now, but this has been going on since she started going through puberty. Her mom has abandoned her completely, but her dad just isn't present. It's partly his ADD and poor sleep, but primarily it's his avoidant nature. He avoids most interaction with her unless it can be completely positive. I feel disrespected and hurt because he isn't taking me seriously. I'...