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[quote=Anonymous]Mid 40s with one kid. We see my parents once or twice a year (usually we each visit once), as they live on the other side of the country and it's a full day of travel to visit. We see ILs about 4x a year. They are closer but still a long drive (7ish hours, no easy way to fly or train to them) but they do not visit us and are getting older so we make an effort.

I will note here that measuring by number of visits is a bit misleading. As someone who lives far from my family and has done it both ways (lots of shorter visits versus fewer longer visits), there is real value in visiting less often but making sure those visits are maximally enjoyable and include the right kind of quality time. Frequent visits often me dealing with work schedules and trying to squeeze in serious conversations and relaxing meals and grandkid time in a short period of time. It's stressful. Combine those visits with holidays and it heightens everything.

There is real value in just doing a couple visits but making the longer (a week or more), and even better if you can do them at a vacation destination so people are really getting away and no one has to host. At least that's what I've found.[/quote]

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