My taurus boyfriend is close to his family. I like them but honestly, I find his parents to be so insecure and petty. His scorpio mother JUST started opening up and being a bit warm to me but I find she gets competitive sometimes and will use her career as a chance to up her ego. His dad is a greedy/money hungry capricorn and who is so overly critical and judgy towards me and my career. He gives unwanted advice bc he's a know it all about my career (even though his job is far from mine). I can understand the difference between someone trying to help vs someone who believes he's god and puts me down bc I'm "failing" in my career now. They're nice to me and he admitted that they both like me but I don't want to see them that often.
My boyfriend is graduating grad school and still lives with them. He invites me to everything and has no hesitations or reservations in bringing me wherever his family goes. I go but sometimes I have to make an excuse not to bc I don't always want to be with them. Because we're adults, I feel like we shouldn't be around his parents all the time. I don't want to talk to them all the time and the less they know about us and my personal life, the better. Thing is, it's THEIR home, THEIR rules, meaning I do always have to see and chat with them every time I'm there or else that would be rude. How do I sugarcoat this and be honest? "Hun, I love you and your family but maybe we need more space from your parents? We can't be at your place all the time? Can't we just go somewhere else?" I also don't want to disrupt their privacy and be in their home ALL the time.