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[quote=Anonymous]Op I also recommend marriage counseling. I feel like your three children aren't mentioned enough in the op, I don't know that anyone is right or wrong here - you both have different preferences (and I don't think her preferences have anything to do with you or your ability to provide, but of preconceptions she had about her life and own childhood) and breaking up your marriage, leaving three kids with separate homes and the trauma of divorce (not to mention not seeing your kids all of the time) because you are personalizing something that probably isn't about you, seems absolutely hard to imagine and really upsetting to me. I feel like there must be some deeper things here and maybe counseling could help you all through those. I'm not saying you should up and move immediately and just do whatever she wants, but you all should be able to as partners work through this to find happiness for you both. and being together with your kids should usually be a big part of that. This is not uncommon in marriages for one partner to have preferences living near family and it sounds like she's been vocal about it from the beginning. It can be tough to navigate and probably should be discussed with a plan much much earlier since there are children involved, but now here you are - get a good counselor and come up with a plan that can keep your family intact.[/quote]

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