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

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

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

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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 roasting, a group of women sat in a tight circ…

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