My boyfriend and I met and dated all through college and we never ran into any cultural clashes (I am south american). Then 2 yrs ago we moved back to the city about 10 minutes from his parents. I never realized how extremely close he is with his family, but mostly his mother. I'm all for being close to family, espeically in our cultures, but they are often so involved in our personal life that it can be suffocating. He is very close to his mom and when he sees her he grabs her all over and kisses her all over- mind you he sees her at least once a week. I've even see him sit on her lap. His parents are very overprotective and like to be consulted on everything. His mother insists on bringing us food all the time, she has said she wants to teach me to cook like her. Instead of making himself something. I'm going on a work trip next week and his mother wants him to sleep at her house. His mother has suggested that one day we all live together. I'm very independent woman and i'm not used to all of this excessive attention. I never knew he was such a big mama's boy and now I'm not sure what to do as we talk about our future together. I'm close to my family, but not to that extent. I wish he would understand that seeing him this close to his parents makes it seem like i'm dating a little kid and not a grown man. Any advice or insight?