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[quote=Anonymous]PP/DW of over 25 years. I think what these DILs are expressing, myself included, is that a relationship and conversations ideally should be give and take. I’d like to think that because I listen kindly and politely to my IL’s stories and remember important details, that the same kindness and patience would be returned or reciprocated. My analysis is that my ILs are intensely, equally self-focused and insular. They are truly disinterested in expanding their worldview be that via travel or reading, volunteering, meeting people - they exist for each other and are codependent. They are never going to change. My FIL has had a profound hearing loss since I’ve met him and has refused to wear a hearing aid. I literally can’t communicate with him over the phone and it’s extraordinarily difficult in person. My MIL will tightly control even the most benign conversations to back to herself. [/quote]
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