"He wants his fiancée to ‘go along’ with his family’s gender roles"

Can this engagement be saved? And what's with the beans?

Original column: Carolyn Hax, November 24 2024

AdviceObsessed’s take: Not long ago, AdviceObsessed found itself in a village, in a country where village life is still strong. By happenstance, a wedding was in progress. Witnessing the wedding were, if memory serves, a lot of men.

Nearby, where savory meat was roastin…