How do I best support my partner when he sets boundaries with his passive-aggressive family, particularly when the boundaries are about how they've been treating me? Wall of text, with bonus holiday drama, inside!
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posted by SeedStitch
on Dec 26, 2012 -
38 answers
After posting
this question, I asked out a guy that I was interested in. It's going pretty great, except that my friends won't leave me the hell alone about it, and I want to think about something else!
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posted by windykites
on Nov 25, 2012 -
8 answers
Help me find boundaries, again (sorry)--this time with updated boyfriend and cast of characters! The long and short of it is that my ex is coming back to stay with my family in a couple days after I kicked him out, and my aunt who I live with says this is okay, and my cousin lives in my room now, and I need to move out. And I'm broke.
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posted by athenadanae
on Sep 9, 2012 -
17 answers
How can I be polite and yet shut down conversations about my weight loss at an upcoming family gathering?
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posted by purple_bird
on Aug 10, 2012 -
22 answers
I was overjoyed to move several hundred miles away from my parents. Recently, they've decided they want to spend more time with family, and as of this week they'll have driven to see us three times in a year with little to no notice. Is there any reasonably graceful way to discourage/reduce these visits?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 19, 2011 -
42 answers
I've lost objectivity. It seems clear that my mother's 'boyfriend' is a giant loser, but she wants him to be accepted by us and included in family events. What do we do?
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posted by kitcat
on Oct 3, 2011 -
30 answers
How do I talk to my mother about her depression, especially when I'm trying to create better boundaries but simultaneously plan for my family's future?
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posted by Madamina
on Oct 25, 2010 -
9 answers
How do I deal with enormous pressure from my parents? I apologize for the length, and thanks in advance for your advice.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 22, 2009 -
58 answers
