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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not at all true in my family or DH’s.[b] Seems like a relic of the past[/b]. [/quote]

It's a relic of human nature.  Even if it's not true in your family, isn't rather obvious in the grand scheme of things that adult women tend to remain closer to their families than men do?  [/quote]

Spoken like another ignorant American.

This is an AMERICAN thing. I'm Asian and my DH, brothers, extended family....all of the men are close to their parents.

My observation living in the US is that nearly all of your families are broken, dysfunctional,  and fractured. Sons and daughters.  Probably why so many of you have to fill your bodies with antidepressants and anxiety meds. Life is not easy when you don't have a tight knit family for support. I consider my DHs family my family too.. life is much easier when you have dozens of people you can lean on when needed. [/quote]

If Americans, American culture and American families are so terrible, why oh why do you put up with us? Life is so much better elsewhere, clearly.[/quote]

You have an active imagination.  The poster never said American culture was terrible. As an American,  it would be disingenuous to say that American families aren't broken. We are a  foreign service family and I can say that we really have a lot to learn from other cultures. I can say I've live in many places much poorer than here and places much wealthier than here, but the US takes the cake for depression and overall unhappiness and I think much of that has to do with family structure or lack thereof.

I also this the poster is correct, this silliness of the perception that daughters are closer to the mothers is also uniquely American.  At this point I've lived my adult life overseas longer than I've lived in the US and whenever I'm back here I'm so surprised at how disconnected everyone is.[/quote]

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