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[quote=Anonymous]I'm south Asian, and I agree with much of what the above PP has said. The one thing I would disagree about is the how severe personality disorders are potentially more common in Asian/South Asian families. I think even personality disorders - or what's considered 'normal' - is very much culture-dependent. What people would consider here being 'Dependent Personality Disorder" for example, is just part of the normative culture in other parts. I think we as individuals just need to figure out how much independence versus inter-dependence sits well with us.

OP, I really feel like you either haven't analyzed the true motivations behind your family dynamics, or you don't know western people very well - just at surface level.

I would also imagine IF your MIL mistreated you, in the way that is very common among Indian MILs, you might feel different about the eastern "regard" for family. It's often one-directional.

Either you are very lucky in who your inlaws/relatives are as human beings, or you are trapped in a family where you have to console yourself by convincing yourself that you are 'family-oriented' and that is why you have no real independence. I truly hope its the former, but know way too many women who fit the latter category.

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