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[quote=Anonymous]Well, I doubt that they have anything "against" you, they just don't want to spend a lot of time with you.  They may be giving you the cold shoulder on purpose so that you get the message that they don't want to spend a lot of time together.  Most people focus on their actual nieces and nephews, not their adult cousins.

You seem like you feel entitled to their time and attention, like if they don't give it to you then that means something is wrong, either they dislike you or you've offended them.  And that's not necessarily true. They just don't feel like it ad it's as simple as that.  Demanding more of their time or attention or calling them out for not doing what you think they should do is only going to make this situation worse.  They've opened the door a little with this invite, and if you steamroll through it and force them into a stressful interaction, the door will slam shut again.  If you go and maintain a pleasant neutrality and don't make demands, then the door may remain open.  Your choice.

Try this article:
https://captainawkward.com/2016/07/02/878-my-nephews-have-frozen-me-out-what-can-i-do-about-it/[/quote]

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