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[quote=Anonymous]Read a recent post about parents needing to keep their opinions of adult children's spouses to themselves and not interfere.

How many think that goes for adult children adopting the same attitude towards their parent's new spouse/significant other?

It seems like a good number of adult children have no problem expressing their displeasure by excluding and distancing themselves from a parent's spouse if they don't like them.  But when the kids get married, they want the parent to open up their arms and welcome the new husband/wife.  Shouldn't this cut both ways?

Why is there this double standard?  I know couples whose adult kids are very cold towards the non-parent spouse, even after spending decades together yet when those same kids get married they are overjoyed when their parents hit it off with their new spouse, or deeply upset when they don't.

Is it simply a case of not being able to beat the "wicked stepparent" myth?  Is it territorialism?  Why is it so hard for some adult kids to accept a parent's spouse/partner, yet they want their own partner/spouse to be welcomed into the fold and treated like family? [/quote]

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