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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a few male acquaintances who have wives from Europe (some of the males are too, but not all). It seems that many (not all) of these European wives take their children to their hometowns for the summer, effectively leaving the husband for 3 months or so and living with their parents. I have also met a woman from Jordan who does this as well. They are all still married to their husbands. I haven't met Americans who do this.

Just wondering if this is a common occurrence to foreign women. Not trying to be judgmental, just curious about the reasons people would make this choice.[/quote]

I don't understand why it's so hard to put yourself in someone else's shoes and try to understand, instead of just seeing it from your worldview.

If you lived overseas and all of your family was here and it cost thousands of dollars for plane tickets for yourself and kids, would you not want your kids to spend time with your family? Would you not want to see your aging parents? Would you spend that much money on tickets, visas, passports, long flights and only visit your friends and family for a week?  Would you not want your kids to experience any part of the American culture you grew up in?

Obviously you wouldn't meet Americans who do this in America, because they are in their home country already, going to visit Grandma in Ohio or where ever isn't quite as arduous of a travel itinerary and leaving your job for 3 months or the comforts of your home to go a few states over and experience the same language, food, customs as you do in your own home isn't quite as exciting.  
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