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When You Don't Like Your Partner's Children

I love my wife but I'm realizing I don't actually like her kids very much and I feel horrible about it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Romantic love doesn't automatically generate affection for your partner's other relationships, despite cultural expectations otherwise.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.