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This story is from Poet of Tragedy and it does come

with an update titled My 18 female boyfriend 20 male have been together for almost half a year.

He hates my family and wants me to move out or else he will leave me. I female 18 live in a well

off family where Albanian and Muslim,

except we don't exactly practice it too much. We fast but we don't always eat halal, cover

up, pray or go to the mosque often. However, I'm not allowed to date under any circumstance.

My boyfriend, Mayo 20, knows this. We've been a couple since October,

but we became official in December-ish. He hates my family and thinks they're controlling and strict.

My parents, 40 female and 48 male, don't want me to be fully independent until I'm married,

which is fine because I love the idea

of Marion Young. My boyfriend is fine with me wanting to get married soon, but not with my

parents, not giving me independence. He's going to a university in Ohio, and he convinced me to go

to college, so I'll be starting in September. I was probably just going to take another gap here.

Also, my parents are fully paying for my college and any related expenses as they don't want

me to be in debt. My dad's philosophy is that he wants me to start at zero so I can show him

what I can do. My boyfriend also knows this. Last night, him and I argued over my family. He

said they're abusive and controlling. I told them, well, yes, they control me with some things

and can see my purchases and still lecture me if I spend too much at a plant nursery. I have gained a lot of freedom through their trust. My boyfriend wants me to go to college

far away, but I can't move out until marriage. I also can't afford to leave as leaving would

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