Allow me to answer by giving you MY life.......

Even though I am not gay, I had a very difficult time telling my parents about Charlie when we started seeing each other. It was MONTHS before I knew that if I wanted my partents to continue to be part of my life, I had to make it clear that THIS was the man I was going to marry and I should not have to keep the happiest time of my life a secret.

You see, Charlie is 18 years older than me, and I was only 18 when we met. ALSO, he was not actually divorsed yet and (I came to find out later) my mom's main concern was that he was not an "educated" type. She worried for my financial future.

But even though that time of confrontation was the most stressful thing I have ever endured, And there was a bit of uncomfortable between us for a while after, it needed to be done, and my parents came to accept and yes, even love my Charlie.

So I think the point is that you need to open up for YOU. Secrets eat away at you. They also build up resentment.

So take a deep breath and think of me, a very shy 18 year old who rarely ever spoke to my parents about personal topics, and just do it. You will feel wonderful.