Alright ladies, I need some advice.

I’ve been dating my boyfriend for 2 years and 3 months. I’ll be 23 next month and he is 26. We’ve been talking and moving towards engagement/marriage since probably a year in (I mean that’s the goal, isn’t it?!). My parents + older sister have said throughout our whole relationship that I’m “too young” to be falling in love / getting engaged / getting married. Mind you, I still live with them, but I consider myself very mature and am not one to jump into something or do anything rash.

WEEELLLLL, my boyfriend asked my father for his blessing yesterday 😱 and he, after asking all the questions he could think of, said “well it seems y’all haven’t left a stone unturned and I’m not going to stand in your way, so I’ll talk to mom and then I’d like to talk to (me). I got home from work today and mom of course said her and my dad would like to speak with me tonight.

I’m feeling nervous because I know they love my boyfriend, but I’ve never really felt fully supported in our relationship because they have such a tainted view of “don’t get married until you’re set in your career” or some age which seems to get older as I get older lol. I know my sister being 28 and unmarried doesn’t help my situation, and my mom and dad didn’t get married til they were around the same age so I feel like the odds are stacked against me. They also seem to feel like this is happening fast and coming out of nowhere and it’s not. My boyfriend and I have been talking about this for so long, my family just never really asks us what our plans are.

I don’t really know what I’m looking for here, whether it’s advice or a word of encouragement, I’m just really nervous about this conversation we’re going to have cause I feel like they’re going to try to talk me out of it.

Anything is appreciated ❤️