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[quote=Anonymous]This was a favorite uncle of DH's. (They are close enough in age that he's been like an older brother to DH more than uncle.)

Aunt left suddenly one day and moved to her own apt after 20+ yrs of marriage. They had been pretty unhappy for some time, disagreed with a lot of parenting things, and had dug themselves into a pretty bad financial hole.

They didn't exactly tell everything, but shared enough with confidants to make their eventual reconciliation awkward. Many on DH's side of the family have been polite to her face but eye-rolly behind her back as she had never been big fans of theirs and vice versa all along anyway.

We have a closer relationship with them and care for them both but it seems obvious to us that they don't really like each other that much. I don't know why they got back together and I'm even more baffled that they continue to stay together.

But it's their life, so really all we can do is follow their lead. In your case it's harder because you're feeling so betrayed personally... I wonder how it might go if you were able to keep it more about them than about how it affects you. Not in a way that whatever happened doesn't matter, but more like letting it go enough that you can feel them out as a couple and have a chance to recalibrate.

It will probably take some time for things to feel like normal again.[/quote]

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