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[quote=Anonymous]I was on the fence until you got around to the part that you don't have kids yet. What's the problem exactly? Your spouse isn't leaving you to single handily manage a tantruming toddler, burning food on the stove, and a hungry screaming baby. My husband has really long Skype chats with his family overseas and I used to resent how long they went on for because (1) it meant we had a 2-3 hour delay to our weekend and basically couldn't have any family outings just for fun before we had to head back for nap time and (2) he'd leave me to manage everything. We found some work arounds - we now have more frequent, but shorter chats with his family so it doesn't keep the whole family cooped up in the house for hours at a time; DH includes at least one of the kids in the call and wraps things up when the kids get too antsy to participate any more - so I'm not overwhelmed and there's a natural end to things; and DH does a better job of keeping in touch with his family during "off hours"/after bedtimes.

But you have none of those logistical issues, so you're not really justified in the matter. If you have a particular day you'd prefer the calls happened - like Sunday instead of Saturday, you can voice that preference nicely - but for the most part, once the cousin calls, take your cue to head out of the gym, go get a manicure, go grocery shopping, or just do something independent. [/quote]

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