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When non-Ubuntu partners struggle with kinship obligations

I love my partner but they do not understand why I need to attend every family funeral and celebration, and it is causing serious tension in our relationship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cross-cultural love is foundering on unspoken assumptions about the weight and meaning of family duty.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African Ubuntu Love and Kinship?”

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