Can’t have both my fiancé and my homophobic parents at Match Day
We get 3 tickets. Both of my parents are immigrants and we grew up in true poverty, and me going to med school means a lot to them. I love them and I want to celebrate with them. They know match day exists, and they know that family attends.
The issue is they are homophobic. I came out to my mom and she threatened suicide if I ever told anyone else about my sexuality. She knows my fiance and I are a couple (doesn’t know we’re engaged, and will never know). They will never accept me. My dad doesn’t know.
I want my fiance there too because he supported me all 4 years. He is the one who was my practice SP, the one to hear my rants and spirals, and the one to help me through the lowest points. He’s the one I’m building my match list around essentially for his job. I want him there.
If he comes, my mom will be upset. I couldn’t hug him or anything. And it would look weird to my dad that I brought this “rando” (he’s met all my friends except him). And my fiance is obviously gay.
I just feel stuck. I want my parents and my fiance there. If I don’t invite my parents, they’d be heartbroken and I would too because I want them there too. If I don’t invite my boyfriend he’d be okay because he understands but I’d be heartbroken.
I have an appointment with my therapist next week but needed to get this out now because we just got the email today and I’m heavily sad.