Catholic boyfriends mom not accepting me
hi everyone,
a little background. I am a 29 year old woman was raised Muslim in a Lebanese household living in America. my family is not really religious at all and love everyone. I have been interested in Christianity since I was 14 years old and have always visited churches and felt a pull until this year I finally got baptized into the catholic church a few months ago. me and my boyfriend (28 yo) have been together for 8 months. he is Chaldean catholic and a very religious family.
the problem is his family is completely against our marriage because i am a convert and have a Muslim family even though I can’t help that. my mom knows I converted and she is so proud of me I am so blessed. his mom has been going crazy trying to leave the house, say he is not her son anymore, going through is phone while he is sleeping, wanting to know his whereabouts at all times, turning his brothers against him. she has been fighting him for 5 months now and she insists we break up and she has never met me. she thinks I am evil and a liar and I teach him to lie because I was raised Muslim and that’s what muslims do. him and I though really have such a special relationship. we take care of one another, pray together, read the Bible together, we don’t have intimacy since we are waiting till marriage. he doesn’t want to give up on me and I don’t want to give up on him but i dont want him to lose his family for me. my heart breaks for him and for us and I am not sure what to do. i met his brother and he said i was kind and he liked me a lot but he wont support it if his mom doesnt accept. any tips, should I push him back to his family or do I continue to fight for this no matter what? is there anything I can do? I have not gotten involved as I believe he should be the one who interacts with his family as his mom doesn’t want to meet me.
i just want to preface in no way did I convert for him this has been a journey for me over the last 15 years