DU is heah.... ..don't make me fill up your posts...

And become comfortable?

Your feelings are telling you something is very off here.

It is time to talk about your relationship.

Are you the dog sitter, a roommate, a boyfriend, or a partner?

Two of those descriptions fit, two do not.

You and this woman are not on the same page.
You both have different views about the relationship.
Time to talk with her about it.

You can talk with her and find out where you stand.

If she thinks you are her boyfriend, then you need to be more a part of her life.
And not sit home on the holidays and weekends.

We don't know if she is willing to do that, doesn't sound like it at this point, but
you never know.

Or you can accept that you are just a roommate.
Doesn't sound like that is going to work for you.

And correct.

If I need a friend, I'll buy a dog.

Half of getting what you want is asking for it.
So give it a shot.

You two just have very different ideas about what kind of relationship you have.
Maybe you can hammer out some compromises.
If not, the ball is in your court to make some decisions.

The key here is communication.

Give it a try for sure. But if becomes toxic you know what to do.

Then I will shut up.

When you are talking with her, stay in adult mode.
Stick to how you are feeling and what you want and need.
Stick to "I" messages, don't start "you-ing" her.....
as in "You are a bad partner. " "You leave me alone all weekend."

Say things like: I don't like being alone on holidays and weekends.
I would like to get to know your family better and be included in activities.

If she starts to get angry or defensive you may have to back off...
See if she cools down.

If you get nowhere, you have an answer.

he/they would be uncomfortable and don’t really know you. That would certainly give me pause, especially because you’ve been living together for 5 months. How the heck are they suppose to get to know you? This is just weird in my book. Hope you work it out, but you are not out of line in your thinking.

You might want to let her know that the exclusion hurt your feelings. She might just not have realized.

I somehow managed to find a partner who doesn’t know any more about football than I do, and cares even less. How did I luck out???

I think if I had to go to a Super Bowl party, I’d be volunteering in the kitchen, on food duty. THAT, I’m interested in!

You deserve for her to know how this made you feel. It sounds like a conversation is in order.

In the meantime, you’re not alone! You have us! I don’t actually care about football at all, but I’m watching with my dogs, texting and getting occasional grandkid photos from our kids who live on the other side of the globe. Our son is grateful for the Chinese New Year holiday which gives him the day off so he can watch the game!

Hugs to you, and I hope you can get clarification and validation in your relationship.

You know the answer to your question. Harder is deciding what to do about your situation. Personally, I'm done with lopsided relationships.

Moms of very young kids are hesitant to introduce boyfriends, but the son is in his 30s. WTF?

Good luck working things out. Personally, I'd prefer dogs over most people anyway

One thing I have found over the years. FAMILY has always been more important than I am.