Re: Caught between wife and parents
No, what he’s expecting is not unreasonable. But if his marriage is good otherwise…is it really worth it to cause all this drama/tension/stress over this? Its not like she’s stopping him or giving him a hard time for wanting to go visit them. Besides, if he hasn’t seen his brother in 6 years…why does he want to take that risk that the entire visit will be ruined due to drama caused to her attitude? Doesn’t he want to just relax and enjoy the company of his brother/parents?
BTW, I do not agree with his decision to actually tell his parents that she refused to come. That’s not going to help the situation. In fact, this might make his parents resent her which in turn will validate her “concerns”.
Is there anyone in HER family that he can talk to about this and ask for help?
BTW, how long does he want to stay in Australia? Because if the trip is several weeks/a month or longer…perhaps he should see if she will join him for a few days. He flies to Australia…she flies to India…and then she can fly to Australia for the last few days. Then they can fly home together. That way she doesn’t feel like she’s “stuck” there for a long period of time.