You need to tell your boyfriend the real deal, be completely honest if you want what you have with him to seriously go somewhere. As for the approval of your mother, you’re just going to have to decide what’s more important to you. You’ve clearly been unhappy in the past especially in this marriage. I think it’s time you live for yourself now and do what brings your sheer happiness.

Sex can be a big deal for a lot of people in relationships, however sometimes when you like a person you adjust to their needs. It’s hurtful, but perhaps that’s just where his mind was at all along.

You’ve got a friend with benefits, but you clearly can’t handle it, so perhaps you need to rethink this agreement.

He knows what he’s doing when he answers your questions and isn’t ready to actually have a conversation about where the relationship is going. After explaining when his last relationship was it doesn’t surprise me that he’s behaving this way. At this point I think you’re wasting your time and if you’re sleeping with him and giving him the perks a man gets from being in an actual relationship he will carry on taking advantage. He never corrected you or brought up the conversation when you called him your boyfriend, because the relationship you’ve created in your head has nothing to do with him.

Ew what a slime. Be glad you found out what you did. Deep down perhaps you didn’t trust him all along. You’ve got a new year now, so start off fresh and be done with your ex. It will be hard, but I’m sure I don’t need to tell you how you deserve better.