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[quote=Anonymous]My SIL (DH's sister), with whom I am very close, married a man 10 years older and immediately stopped working when they got married because she didn't feel like working.  They also declared they didn't want kids because my SIL doesn't want kids.  We were scratching our heads, as she seemed perfectly motivated to work in her field of study at the time, and she's wonderful around babies and children, plus her husband loves children and has always said he couldn't wait to be a dad.

It's 13 years later, she's still not working and they still don't have kids. They appear very, very happy and a good fit for each other.  We do worry because of the age gap that he could pass way before she does, leaving her a widow and not working, and they aren't the best with money, so I am not sure they have a retirement or estate plan for that scenario, leaving us potentially holding the bag.  Whenever we have ever asked they have gotten very defensive, so we just basically MYOB.  My advice is to support your son and DIL, as long as they are happy and healthy that's really all you can do without risking being shut out.[/quote]

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