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When couples disagree about supporting adult children from previous relationships

My spouse and I keep arguing about how much help to give my adult stepchild who's struggling financially and I think we have different ideas about what family obligation looks like. Every conversation about money turns into a conversation about boundaries and loyalty and we're both feeling like the other person doesn't understand what's at stake.

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