Work release?

My boyfriend (been dating for alittle over 2 months) is in work release. He was in prison for 6 years. He said he has changed, and he is a very sweet kind man who works hard and loves his family. But I know that no one in my family will approve at all. And I haven't told them yet. He gets out in a month and a half. I guess I just need someone to tell me to stick with him and do my thing, or slap me with a big case of reality and tell me I'm stupid....