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Maybe BF and Mom have less at stake
LW, did it occur to you that maybe one of the reasons your mom and BF get along so well is that neither of them cares as deeply as if it were a real mother-daughter relationship?
Part of your problem with your parents maybe that they are so wrapped up in you as a part of themselves that they can't see straight. They want so badly for you to be happy that they can't let you go to find happiness on your own terms.
My bet is that they are never going to feel that way about BF. And so they can celebrate her happiness without worrying will it last? Is she really happy? Would she be happier if . . .?
They can enjoy her company without drving her crazy. But all because they don't love her in the same way.