<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

I'm 20 (F) and he's 20 as well. We've been together for a year and a couple months.

A trivial problem, but it's been bugging me:

His parents don't know we're dating.

He hasn't met my parents yet either. I was originally going to wait until we've dated a year to make sure we're not just a fling before bringing him home. (My parents are kind of picky with the guys I like.) Now that I'm okay with my parents knowing about him, I'm concerned that he isn't.

He says he doesn't want to burden his parents with the knowledge that he's dating. His dad has been ill for several years and his mom is busting her ass taking care of him and his little sister. Maybe in another year, he said, but definitely not now.

Now, my parents are perfectly healthy so as much as I try to strain my imagination, I cannot relate. *Can you guys tell me if it's normal that he plans to keep our relationship hidden from his parents for at least another year, likely more?*

To clarify, my parents don't know about him either, so I know this seems hypocritical of me. But I'm okay with introducing him now; I've brought it up to him several times. I haven't because I don't want to introduce him as a longterm part of my life to my parents if he's not serious about us.
<bot>: Boyfriend's dad is ill, so he doesn't want his parents to know about me to keep them from worrying. Wondering if that's a legitimate reason or if he doesn't feel I'm worthy of being introduced.*