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I think this might just be a cultural difference at play
Yes. Most asian countries are collectivists.
Homie, I'M Asian, my family paid for a house for my pedophile uncle because of that "collectivist" mindset. Cultural traditions don't mean shit if they are harmful and unhealthy, especially if someone from an outgroup is joining the fam.
Ongggg this family shit makes me so mad. If the boundary your partner sets is to protect themselves and you from their own family, don't fucking cross it, why is that so hard? Marriage is abt the couple, not the couple's estranged family