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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother in law is easygoing on the surface and tons of built up resentment. I'm cranky occasionally but never hold a grudge. We have a happy marriage.[/quote]

this. if demanding means simply saying what you want or need, and having those needs met, and the wants seriously considered by your partner...this isn't being a bitch. women are taught to dissemble from the day they turn 2, basically. One of the reasons many of us have such terrible relationships with our mothers is they were taught never to say what they need but they still *needed* the thing, so it is makes sense that manipulation (unconscious or conscious) becomes the only way to get heard (in reality or in their heads.) Yes, it is these women's responsibility to reflect and work through it, and be healthier at some point, but some people don't have the tools to do so, don't have the self-knowledge, have been steamrolled their whole lives, & have had terrible parents themselves. sexism is a cycle. family dysfunction is a cycle. give everyone a break, and don't think asking for what you want and need is demanding. It's normal and healthy. [/quote]

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