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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like you have a really formal way of talking with your family.  How it works in my family:

Me: I'd love to come visit soon!
Them: We'd love that too!
Me: Here are three dates that work for us, do any of these work for you?
Them: The first two look great, the last one not so much.
Me: Awesome!

Then we visit.  We've always stayed with them, so we work on that assumption.  If I'm going for a holiday, I ask if we need a hotel since sometimes there's other family already coming and the guest room is "booked".

It works the same in reverse as well.  It's the same way you visit ANYONE you are fond of...just *talk* about it.[/quote]

Yeah, I guess maybe it is a little more formal than most. When we are actually together it's not formal at all but we have lived so far away from each other for so long and don't get a chance to visit very often that I guess when it comes to planning to visits, it does feel formal...we can't just at the last minute decide to drive up for the weekend or something. Visiting them involves at least one flight and at least an hour's drive from the airport once we arrive. It's also quite expensive. So maybe those factors have made it become a bit more formal over the years. And with the expense and trouble involved, I suppose I'd feel better about doing the trip if they would say hey, when are you guys coming this summer? instead of waiting around for us to ask when we can come.[/quote]

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