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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmm.  First, is the BF helping his family by driving with them?  Either helping to break up the drive or helping to cover gas and any tolls or both? Between my dad's health and my mom's dislike of driving long distances (parents are divorced) and both not having disposable income we often have family road trips to a relative's event like family reunion, baby shower, etc.  if that is the case your choice is to go on the family road trip or stay home but there is no other delicate way to help out his family AND rent a car yourself and drive with BF.

If his family is in a good financial situation and your BF was not planning to help drive them then your option is to pay for the rental car and you be willing to drive 5 hours with the BF or stay home.  If you are doing something for your comfort and your BF was perfectly fine with the initial plans then you need to step up and not expect someone else to make a sacrifice they don't willingly want to make.  It's like when you want the bigger house (partner is happy where they are) but expect your partner to make more money to afford it rather than figuring out ways for you to earn more to afford it.

Not sure what the issues with the sister But if you go on the family board I think SIL issues are only slightly less common that MIL issues.  Boundaries and respectful discourse are important but often people look at the bigger picture of kids having a relationship with cousins or whatever and short of a completely toxic relationship people go along to get along to a certain degree.[/quote]

Nope. He wants to ride with them so that he can save some $$ and keep miles off his car.[/quote]

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