Should I Push My Husband to Ask for More of His Mother’s Estate?
When a woman tries to remedy a relative’s unequal generosity to her children using her own estate, her daughter-in-law wonders whether her husband is being shortchanged.
Why Does My Husband Exclude Me From Dinners With His Siblings?
A reader has been feeling left out by her husband’s siblings-only dinners — and never more so than when her brother-in-law crashed a recent get-together.
‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’ and Sibling Birth Order: Does it Matter?
“Eldest daughter syndrome” assumes that birth order shapes who we are and how we interact. Does it?
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Was It Racist to Take Family Photos at a Wedding Without Me and My Wife?
A reader’s wife sees bigotry in their exclusion from group photos at a nephew’s wedding, but her husband is reluctant to write off his relatives for good.