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Scenario

When couples disagree about family obligations

My wife and I are both dealing with aging parents but we have completely different ideas about what we owe them — she thinks love means constant availability, I think love sometimes means boundaries — and we're making decisions about both our families without ever talking about what obligation actually means to us.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are operating from unexamined beliefs about filial duty while making decisions that will shape multiple generations.

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