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[quote=Anonymous]The opposite actually happened to me.  I did not much care for my husband's family when we got married but after 20 years of marriage, I have grown quite fond of them and actually prefer them over my own family.  In fact, except for a few family members, I dislike my family immensely.  It's been quite a reversal.  I think it is because my husband's family is so "real" and down to earth.  They may not always like each other or the things that some family members do or have done over the years (nothing cruel or shameful) but they are truly bonded to each other.  They are the perfect example of "blood is thicker than water".  I sometimes think if I did not have my husband's side of the family, I would not have much of a family for my kids to bond with.  I always look forward to Thanksgiving because we go to visit different relatives of DH.  And, I always look forward to meeting relatives I have not met previously.  I dread Christmas Day because I know I have to spend it with my family, who I find depressing.  Unlike DHs family, my own family never really bonded and the feelings of family I came to believe were purely superficial.[/quote]

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