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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 78576" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Karen, something else you may want to think about... You've gotten a lot of good suggestions about ways to meet new people and open up new opportunities and interests for yourself. You don't want to rely on your husband's family as your entire "social circle" because that will probably change sooner or later. No matter how close you are to them, they are still HIS family and in the end that will probably win out. It could get awkward later at some family function if you're there and he's there ... I'm not saying to completely distance yourself from them, just develop other friendships too so you have other options.</p><p></p><p>I was VERY close to my ex's sisters and sister in law's. I was part of that family for twenty years and we raised our children together. They live in another state which makes it easier. They all KNOW that our divorce was completely HIS fault, none of them agree with what he did and certainly not with the way he did it, but he is still their brother and they're stuck with him. When I do see them we're still very cordial, we can still talk for hours on end like we always did - we just don't ever discuss HIM! It's the same but it's "different" too, if you know what I mean.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 78576, member: 1883"] Karen, something else you may want to think about... You've gotten a lot of good suggestions about ways to meet new people and open up new opportunities and interests for yourself. You don't want to rely on your husband's family as your entire "social circle" because that will probably change sooner or later. No matter how close you are to them, they are still HIS family and in the end that will probably win out. It could get awkward later at some family function if you're there and he's there ... I'm not saying to completely distance yourself from them, just develop other friendships too so you have other options. I was VERY close to my ex's sisters and sister in law's. I was part of that family for twenty years and we raised our children together. They live in another state which makes it easier. They all KNOW that our divorce was completely HIS fault, none of them agree with what he did and certainly not with the way he did it, but he is still their brother and they're stuck with him. When I do see them we're still very cordial, we can still talk for hours on end like we always did - we just don't ever discuss HIM! It's the same but it's "different" too, if you know what I mean. [/QUOTE]
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