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I think a lot of what we call “family closeness” is actually just long-term obligation mixed with habit and guilt.
We don’t really question it because it’s normalized that you must love your family, enjoy their presence, and prioritize them no matter how you actually feel.
But if you remove the title “family,” and imagine these same people as friends or coworkers, most of these relationships wouldn’t naturally continue.
I think the uncomfortable truth is: many families are held together more by guilt, tradition, and social expectation than genuine enjoyment of each other’s company.
Curious if people agree or think this is completely wrong.
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We don’t really question it because it’s normalized that you must love your family, enjoy their presence, and prioritize them no matter how you actually feel.
But if you remove the title “family,” and imagine these same people as friends or coworkers, most of these relationships wouldn’t naturally continue.
I think the uncomfortable truth is: many families are held together more by guilt, tradition, and social expectation than genuine enjoyment of each other’s company.
Curious if people agree or think this is completely wrong.
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