It’s mostly summed up in the question. I suddenly just realized that I’ve never talked to other men about this experience–our friends for the most part have families who are not emotionally harmful to them. To be clear, I’ve had a handle on this for a long time, my wife has done years of therapy to cope with her family and has been low contact with them for several years (there are kids in the extended family she is a resource for so she has to play some ball). While it’s periodically upsetting it’s a low grade chronic situation that is well-managed–I’m good at de-escalating them, distracting them, and setting a hard line when the situation calls for it. But I’d really like to hear your stories. submitted by /u/Few-Opportunity-8297
Originally posted by u/Few-Opportunity-8297 on r/AskMen