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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 315452" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: royalblue">It is very sad for everyone, especially you. I've heard of this happening more often than not. I think it's really difficult to maintain a comfortable connection with someone from a distance and in the case where a blood relative passes away, it only becomes that more difficult for the remaining family.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: royalblue">I'm thinking two things: The H of your cousin has his own story and given his wife's long term illness, he had already moved on in a sense. And second, in the case of the young adult boys, well, if they were anywhere from ages 17-25, it's likely that they are very focused on themselves and their lives, education, etc., and have little time for their loving, well-meaning 2nd cousin. It is very sad and it's also a sad statement on the way humans are treating one another. I don't get the mother in law thing at all, but who knows? Maybe they know something you don't know, or maybe they are paranoid about the H's involvement with the other woman and wonder how you feel about it -</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: royalblue">People are weird. I think you've extended yourself enough. Send a card for the holidays, keep it cordial and hope that one day your cousin's sons will reach back out to you. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: royalblue">Hugs, I'm sorry.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 315452, member: 2211"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=royalblue]It is very sad for everyone, especially you. I've heard of this happening more often than not. I think it's really difficult to maintain a comfortable connection with someone from a distance and in the case where a blood relative passes away, it only becomes that more difficult for the remaining family.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=royalblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=royalblue]I'm thinking two things: The H of your cousin has his own story and given his wife's long term illness, he had already moved on in a sense. And second, in the case of the young adult boys, well, if they were anywhere from ages 17-25, it's likely that they are very focused on themselves and their lives, education, etc., and have little time for their loving, well-meaning 2nd cousin. It is very sad and it's also a sad statement on the way humans are treating one another. I don't get the mother in law thing at all, but who knows? Maybe they know something you don't know, or maybe they are paranoid about the H's involvement with the other woman and wonder how you feel about it -[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=royalblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=royalblue]People are weird. I think you've extended yourself enough. Send a card for the holidays, keep it cordial and hope that one day your cousin's sons will reach back out to you. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=royalblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=royalblue]Hugs, I'm sorry.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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