So i’m 23, going on 24 (male) i’ve just finished uni and work full time whilst living at home with my parents.. i love them so much but they don’t want to let me grow up (more my mum, my dad doesn’t really care, not in a negative way, he’s just pretty chilled). But anyway, my mum still does things for me that a mum would do to a 12 year old child i.e wants to book my appointments, tells me what time to go, messaging me all the time to see what i’m doing.. don’t get me wrong i love her so much and she means so well, but i get so frustrated and i often end up being mean and feeling awful afterwords. An example would be earlier when we were having a bbq, she was looking over me cutting chicken and wanted to make sure it was warm before i ate it. I’ve never had a girlfriend, or girls over my house for that matter (i have had flings in uni but nothing serious). There are other underlying reasons for this which i won’t go into. I wouldn’t say i’m strange a weird, but i have learnt to be happy in my own company, and probably think a bit too much (maybe as a result of being an only child) probably above average intelligence, sporty and take care of myself. I’m generally a very happy and grateful personI have lots of friends but i can’t really talk to anyone about this, so i’m here.. i’m so far behind all of my friends with relationships etc, i see their relationships with their parents and it’s so different to mine, and i honestly can’t see this changing anytime soon.. i don’t want to sound ungrateful or spoilt, they’ve done so much for me.. they’re older, the day they go will be the worst days of my life.. but it’s really holding me back, i’m saving up to go travelling before hopefully going to med school.. but i almost feel guilty at the thought of them being a bag of nerves when i’m gone.. thankyou for taking the time to read this.