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Anonymous wrote:I think in our case their non-gift giving has affected our relationship. Even my husband thought it strange. It's a whole host of things really, but the lack of wedding gift was one of the more egregious. It's a bit sad, I had hoped to have a very close relationship with them.

Did your husband's family host any sort of pre-wedding party or pay for bevridges or any other part of the reception? Did they host a get-together the next day? Many families consider paying for some part of the wedding festivities their gift to the couple,
 
In any case, I hope you can get past thinking about whether a gift was given or whether it was a good enough gift and just enjoy a good relationship with both sides of your family. It will make your life much nicer and more enjoyable all around to just not keep track of that sort of thing. [/quote]

They did not pay any part of our wedding, my parents paid for it all. But in India the expectation is that the bride's family will pay for absolutely everything - including accomodation and transport for all guests for the duration of the wedding. Anyway we've been married for some years now and it's all water under the bridge. I just think we've had a really hard time relating to each other and are not close at all. We're definitely cordial but I hoped that they would be like a second set of parents to me. [/quote]

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