My bf sent pictures of us to his family chat for the first time, and none of his siblings commented at all - they only responded to the scenery pics. Am I overreacting or do they have an issue with me? 😔

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Maybe they just don’t know what to say. This may not have anything to do with you. They could be dealing with your bf being gay. My family was fine with me being gay until I actually dated someone lol. Don’t read into it. It’s for your bf to figure out

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They don’t have an issue with you. They have an issue with him, not enough information to know what to do.

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Thanks both of you. My BF has been out for a long time. He was in a long term relationship and his ex attended many family events and still has a relationship with his family. Not sure if that helps in terms of context

You’re overreacting. They’ve never met you. All they have is a picture with no details. How do you expect them to respond?

“Wow he’s hot. Well done.”
“He’s ugly. Must have a good personality.”

Any comments would be superficial and based on your appearance. His family members can’t really have a response until they get to know you.

You’re underreacting in regards to your boyfriend. He should make a plan to introduce you to them if you are in a serious relationship. He should also ask them to stop socializing with his ex (hopefully he already has stopped too but that seems unlikely).

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