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[quote=Anonymous]In another thread, a DIL was peeved that her ILs don't recognize her wedding anniversary. I have to say, I've never thought a wedding anniversary must be recognized by anyone other than the married couple themselves. I recall that my parents/my mom's siblings and their spouses threw a big party for my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary, but that was a tremendous milestone and they did it on the weekend when that side of my family typically had a family reunion anyway, so it was more making a reunion into an anniversary event.

My parents and ILs never celebrate my wedding anniversary, nor do I think they should! If I happen to call my parents on or around their anniversary, I say "Happy Anniversary," but that's it. I know my parents exchange cards with their friends who have the same wedding anniversary, but that's more "it's cool we have the same anniversary"; they don't exchange cards with other couples.

Do people really expect cards/gifts/recognition of their anniversary from anyone other than their spouse? Is this a thing?[/quote]

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