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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband calls his parents every week, without any reminders from me. Men aren't "naturally" bad at this; they are socialized that maintaining family relationships is women's work, and they don't develop the habit of doing so. And there are often no consequences, because some woman picks up the slack. [/quote] +100 Don't buy any of this "naturally bad at this" crap. It's just strategic incompetence. [/quote] Same here. But sometimes it's also women setting the "norm" for frequency of contact, telling men to get with the schedule and then doing it themselves when men don't get on schedule. Weekly may work for someone people, but if DH thinks that every two weeks or more is fine, why nag your DH to do more? If his family wants more, they can take it up with him. [/quote]
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