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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve never seen so many people look for the most minute reason to complain about their parents or ILs.

My parents don’t ask about my life wah wah wah, I can’t tolerate this, they are terrible humans!! 🙄[/quote]

You’re missing the point, PP.

ILs who behave like this are truly self-focused and uncaring. I said it’s isolating. Part of being in any relationship is establishing some level of connection and bonus if you can find something in common.

Very telling that my colleagues of five years know more about me than my own local ILs.

I am a kind, gregarious, warm and engaging person in a social services field. It’s literally my job to be helpful, patient and an active listener. Proud to say that I have a gift for developing a rapport with even the most challenging personalities who tend to open up to me and tell me their life stories. So I’m that person. I have lifelong friendships.

But around my ILs, I’m reduced to a woman of very few words - a shell of myself. They do all the talking and none of the listening. They have zero tolerance for basic two way conversations and certainly not for “stories” or even idle chit chat.

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