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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your family refused to meet your partner because they were of the wrong race, religion, or gender, would you cut off your relationship with your family or continue to reach out for acceptance?[/quote]

It doesn't have to be so simplistic. You can still have relationship with your family without including your partner. I would skip the holidays and spend time with them alone. [/quote]

But why continue spending time with people who clearly don't love you enough to meet someone that's important to you? Especially if it means spending time away from a partner who does love you?[/quote]

Yes, because I love them and want them in my life. I also have no doubt that they love me, just disagree with me on certain things and chices. It's OK, I am going to be tolerant and not hate them for that. [/quote]

What if your tolerance of your family's views meant hurting your partner?[/quote]

How would they hurt my partner? They are not going to see him. I don't have to discuss their feelings with him. So no, I am not going to cut people who gave birth to me and raised me out of my life. Sure, its more work but I'll do it to keep both sides happy. [/quote]

Are you saying that you would be okay being in a relationship where your partner saw their parents, but you would never meet them? I feel like it would become very clear to me that they simply didn't want to meet me. I guess I wouldn't stay in a relationship like that knowing that my partner didn't stick up for me. [/quote]

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