Kimberly, since you didn't give your age, I'm going to have to go with the idea that you still aren't an adult yet. If your parents have really made up their minds about this guy, it'll probably take them a little while to see things your way, so you should probably be ready for lot of stolen moments. There is one very large thing that you can do - get your parents to spend time with him.This could be anything from having him over with a couple other friends to watch television or have him give you some tutoring for a class at school. Anything that will get him in the vicinity of your parents will do, since the idea is for them to see him and get to know him in the way that you do.

There is another way that you can try to bring your parents around, but it could be a little bit harder. You could try to sit down with him and your parents and talk about what's going on. This might be the more difficult way if your parents have already formed a mental image of what this guy is like. They might not be willing to listen to him if they don't believe that what he has to say is the honest truth. If you try this route, be sure that both you and your boyfriend keep your emotions in check and don't get too angry that you say or do something that could impact badly on anyone.

Whatever you do, try to keep everyone's emotions relatively calm throughout this problem. Keeping a level head could be the difference between getting what you want and having to steal more moments when your parents aren't around.

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