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[quote=Anonymous]Long story short, gifts from ILs always come with strings attached. They’ll pull a “but we did X/gave X for/to you” whenever we don’t do whatever they want, when they want it. DH even had a bit of a falling out with them for a time because of it, but they’ve reconnected and swear up and down they see the error of their ways and have changed. ILs came into an inheritance and now want to “treat” us to a vacation alone, and will even watch our kids! It’s too good to be true! We all know how that saying goes.

I can tell DH is warring with himself because while the trip is deliciously enticing, their history is hard to ignore. As far as I’m concerned, no trip is worth being indebted to them, and he knows this too, but I think he hopes they’ve changed and that this is really out of the goodness of their heart (he’s 45 and should know people just don’t “change”, but I digress.)

What do I do? What do I do if he decides to accept? What if he does and it all goes to hell again.

Do I encourage him to decline the offer, reminding him the things mentioned above? Do I nudge him gently? Do I violently shake him awake?[/quote]

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