<human>: Shortly after I introduced my girlfriend to my parents, my parents have only caused strain on our relationship. They do this by constantly planning over our pre-arranged plans in spite of them knowing about it, constantly criticizing me over how I conduct my relationship (apparently it's "too serious" because we like to spend time indoors watching Netflix as opposed to ONLY seeing each other outside), and otherwise trying to control everything they can. 

But this control doesn't limit itself to my relationship, it spills into virtually every aspect of my life. My parents try to pick my friends, what I should do with them and where and how. I find this extremely frustrating, especially their efforts to "integrate" me into the Croatian community by constantly harassing me into going to parties and then making me feel guilty for not going if I don't go. It's not as though I don't like my own community, I go to events held by them. But my parents expect this to be 90% of my social life, and only spending time with non-Croats very occasionally. I'm quite nationalistic myself and I think they're too obsessed with such desires. I've tried to talk to them about the degree of influence they try to exert over me, but every time is either met with dismissal or cursing. I'm at the end of my rope and I feel like I must either submit to the Orwellian control of my parents or lose them entirely.

Also happy New Year

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<bot>: parents are trying to dismantle my relationship like the Berlin Wall and attempting to pick and choose my friends like it's the same as picking out clothes