My (28F) wife (26F) and I have decided to move to a new state. We've known for about 2 months already, and the date has been set for Sept 28 for about a month, but everything is finalized now. I put in my notice at work, we reserved a truck, we signed our notice to vacate. All that's left is to tell my parents, which I've put off for as long as I thought I could. We're having dinner with them tomorrow to break the news.

I'm the youngest of 4 by 10 years. I'm the only one who still talks to them. And the only one who's moving more than an hour away. I've lived in this state my whole life, the furthest away I ever lived was 3 hours. I dropped everything and moved back home after having been out for 2 years because my mother convinced me she needed me to. I've been out on my own for 4 years now. My wife and I got married and moved in together a year ago. And now we've decided to move to a new state and get a fresh start. And it just so happens that we're moving in with my wife's parents until we find our own place.

My mother will take this personally. She always had a huge issue with my oldest brother's wife and how they always spent more time with her family instead of ours. I'm sure she's going to feel the same way about my wife, and probably try everything she can to try to convince us to stay or spend more time with them before we go.

I'm trying not to be nervous. She can react however she wants to react, the only thing it's going to do is push me further away. Still, I hate confrontation. So... If anyone has any advice on how to make this go more smoothly, I'd really appreciate it.

Wish me luck y'all.