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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, read the "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature People."

I think some of this is being your own self support system, some - pay attention to the positive, appreciate your spouse and support each other, some - do not assume things about your friends; some may appreciate a closer relationship; some people are just super busy with work and kids. [/quote]

NP here. I will look into this book recommendation, thank you.  My extended family is my support system. In DH's case, it seems he was consistently rejected by his siblings, who paired off. My extended family is wonderful - not perfect - but warm, supportive and inclusive, which is what we very much need. When we see my extended family, DH actually gets out his phone mid conversation and starts to either play his games or read the internet. I wish I was making this up - it is like a bad sitcom. DH does not do this with his family.

DH seems jealous that I have warm, supportive and inclusive family members, and he does not.  DH was always marginalized and dismissed in his family.  He has even tried to deny the phone thing, though he did it more than once, and on more than one occasion, with different extended family members of mine. RUDE.[/quote]

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