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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an almost one-year old baby niece who I adore. However, DH couldn't care less about her. He doesn't hold her or hug her when near her. He got mad at me the other day while we were out shopping at Macy's and I put a onesie at the register for her when he was paying. My family is very important to me and I'm very close with them,[b] I see my family probably 2-3 times a week[/b] and talk to them often on the phone. When I show him pictures of her he may smile but doesn't really seem to care. DH comes over to my parents house maybe once a week and seems to enjoy himself but he doesn't seem to get nearly as excited as I do ...

I honestly feel embarrassed when i'm holding my niece and DH just kind of looks the other way, he makes excuses for not wanting to hold her. Is there any way to make him more engaged? I feel as if he's coming off as rude to my family.

We don't have kids yet. I've asked him about it and got upset because I felt like he just didn't care about my family. He said he would be more interested in his own children - not other peoples. I don't know if this is acceptable to me or not ...[/quote]

Do you want to know what your husband feels like?

Check out the OP of this thread:
[url]http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/633052.page[/url]

The only difference is the gender reversal (OP is the wife-to-be posting from your husband's perspective).
These are the things that she sees as red flags, so much that she is considering calling off her wedding in two weeks.  And many posters are telling her to call of the wedding.

* I feel overwhelmed by the amount of time he spends with his family. I’m not comfortable with it. I feel like his family is and will always come first, I will come second.
* He still sees his family 3 times per week, this is something I am grudgingly coming to terms with.
* He is obsessed with his nephew and gets frustrated when I show lack of interest. I don’t have any kids and am personally not really interested in other peoples kids – I am however very interested in having kids of my own. 
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Interesting difference in opinions:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/631498.page[/quote]

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