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When You Don't Approve of Your Child's Life Partner

My daughter is getting married to someone I genuinely don't like and I don't know how to be supportive of her happiness while being authentic about my concerns.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to protect a child conflicts with respect for their autonomous choices and the risk of damaging the relationship.

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