Reply to s/o introverts at large family get togethers

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to "s/o introverts at large family get togethers"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I have a big loud Chinese family (ever see the Wedding Banquet?  My family get-togethers often feel like that).  My wife's family is much more introverted and quiet.  She keeps a list of things she needs to get done and will excuse herself to take care of them periodically when she needs a break.  Last week when we visited for a major milestone birthday, my wife took time to do a little bit of laundry for our kids, took some time to organize all of the stuff that had gotten strewn about our room so that packing was easier on the last day, then got some packing in advance of leaving.  Once, she even just went to take a nap.  My family took it all in stride.  It is up to the more extroverted partner to run interference between his/her family and the introverted partner otherwise there will be resentment of not wanting to visit that family.  I run interference and keep my family from overwhelming my wife so that she won't ever resent visiting my family.  Likewise, she helps keep me from puling out my hair in frustration when we visit her family (a different topic).[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics