What's a g-ranger? :confused:

That's his forum username.

Well yeah, I don't honestly care about their opinions or will let them dictate the course of my relationship. Man, I know my my OPs tend to be long, but did anyone who is insinuating that I care actually even read towards the end? I know firsthand that I'm happy as can be. That's what I care about. No one else is in my relationship but him and me, and we're happy as clams. Like I said, I was just seeking opinions.

And yeah, teasing In relationships is normal; I get it. It's not here. If the couples I knew said half of the things we say, you'd have a huge argument to witness. But people are different, and I respect that just as I expect the same respect in how we handle things.

Ah ok. So to summarise: OP's mum doesn't like the way he/she interacts with boyfriend. My opinion on this matter is that it's a trivial issue which should just be shrugged off.

Don't mean to sound blunt. What I mean is that whatever your mum thinks about this issue doesn't really matter because it's your relationship and none of her business.

I can't believe G-ranger has stayed so silent in this topic. Ummmm......

It would be more accurate to say they don't take themselves very seriously.

must be classic case of dying just before the return :bolt:

If people understood you two as well as you understand each other than your relationship wouldn't be very special.

People are different, which is why we can't just date anyone and expect to get along. Once you start looking for offensiveness in things, though, it is a hard habit to break.

This. Also, it's good that you guys can joke about stuff like that. A lot of relationships can get far too sickeningly sweet. For example, a friend of mine goes out of her way every single day to point out how she has the sweetest boyfriend ever and tell him every day that she loves him like she loves the sky. All being said on her PUBLIC FACEBOOK PAGE. :facepalm:

Anyway, as long as neither of you find it offending, I can't see a problem with it. :shrug:

Haha, I was away from the internet yesterday, I didn't even know this topic was up yet.

Basically what we have is ours alone and if people have a problem with it, then they have to deal with it. Even when we've been married happily for 25 years people will be looking askance at our relationship and saying it's gonna blow up any minute now.

Where I am from, and I won't be ignorant to say most areas are like this, but the 'your mum' joke is prevalent.
And obviously you cannot say 'you mum' when your mum says something to you; just like when I told my dad I had two nuts he needed I didn't snigger (nuts means balls where I'm from). It is all about context, and unfortunately you will never find a bed-rock where everyone can speak on open terms, their is always a set vernacular to follow.

I didn't follow this thread as I normally do, cos there is a lot of long-winded round-a-bouts by the OP and in your following posts (not judging, just saying) but I think your saying you're saying you don't talk to your Mum like you talk to your friends, or your family - that is a good thing. And they shouldn't be insulted by how you talk to your friend, as they should never know, and you should have the common-sense to know that.

Well, to her I could understand how it would be a bit distasteful. I mean it is your mother. He should try to be on "good manners mode" while around your mother. Nothing is wrong with him saying that, as long as you don't see it as rude and he doesn't.

I am one for clarification. And as you can see from a lot of posts, no matter how much I write, some people just don't get it. I say 'your mom' to my mom. I don't say it to anyone else. I talk to my mom like I would a friend; I call her names and make fun of her and she does the same for me.

But yeah, this thread's getting a bit pointless. I do believe I'll request a lock. So to summarize: I'm where I was when I started, despite peoples' good-intentioned lecturing. It's our relationship, we'll do what we want. I was just curious to see what other people would think; I was wondering if this distaste for how we handle things was confined or more universal. I got my answer.

Closed per OP request.