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[quote=Anonymous]Seriously, OP, here's my advice:

1) Check your attitude. A few days is a compromise in a culture where it's totally normal to spend 5-6 days. There's no reason to roll your eyes and belittle him about it. It's important to him and to his family. Don't you have things that are important to you and your family? It's a two-way street.

2) Be honest with yourself and with him. What's the real reason? It seems like you don't like Christmas or don't like your in-laws, or both. Are you regretting your decision to marry into a Christmas-celebrating family?

3) Think of a convincing reason why you really must not visit your in-laws on Dec 25, when you can be in your own home or take a long vacation on the whole rest of the break, February and school April breaks, summer vacation, and Thanksgiving. And it's not an ideal time to travel btw, it's overpriced and prone to weather delays.

If you had tried to "nip this in the bud" he probably would have just broken up with you. I certainly wouldn't date anyone who thought holiday time with family is something that ought to be cut out like a bad habit.[/quote]

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