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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't true. I am South Asian, as is my spouse. Growing up, I remember where we did not interact with 2 cousins because my dad (and his brother) were in a fight. I think it went on for two years.  My own spouse and his siblings hate his entire dad's side of the family because of how they supposedly mistreated his mom growing up.  They don't interact except at weddings or funerals. We don't even know those cousins' kids' ages/names. We found out one of the cousins got divorced 3 years after the fact, and he lives in our state.

In my experience South Asian families stick through, even when they can't stand each other. The hatred/dislike that most Indian DILs have for their MILs is almost pathological. The interference that most indian families have in each others' lives leads to a lot of simmering resentments. And this isn't even accounting for 'mixed-marriages', which can bring on a whole new level of drama.

You must live in some sort of dream-bubble, because in the indian community I'm a part of, there's LOTS of dysfunction - and its happening both in India and here. [/quote]

There's plenty of family conflict and dysfunction in South Asian families, as well.  And there are lots of "Western" families that are close-knit and supportive.  [/quote]

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