as X2 said as you grow up you have more responsibilities , in our cases cousins will get married move away , many have already live out due to uni .. to me it really doesnt matter i am not too fond of relatives and like a very simple and private life.
you just need to accept this , times change , everybody has their own lives.
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Maybe they don't like the judging attitude you bring? Maybe, they don't like the fact that you don't consider them to religious enough.
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zxcvb, I don't bring any judging attitude. Why are you judging me? It's just a fact if someone is religious or not religious. Does someone drink, date, club and not do prayers? Is that religious? Despite any of that. I still love my family. And that's my whole point. Because someone has veered away from what they were raised with, do they feel they need to stay hidden from everyone? That's their issue. And I'm trying to understand how they can close their hearts off.
lol, some of the people on here, being judgemental by accusing the poster of being judgemental:smack:,how stupid.
saima, i think when poeple are younger and unattached or with no responsibilites, its easier to stay in touch and be close to cousins or friends etc, but as you grow up, life gets busy,and as cold as it sounds, sometimes people cant be bothered to stay in touch anymore, the relationships that meant something, suddenly dont mean anything much anymore.
like for example, ive a cousin who as kids me and my sisters were really close to, gradually we grew apart though, my sister went to uni so didnt speak to him much, other sister just wasnt as bothered anymore,and my self the same i guess, maybe its kind of taking your cousins for granted or vice versa,i dont know. anyway hes married with kids now and not at all in touch with my sisters but a little with me after i married and have visited him a few times.
perhaps at some point, you may become close to those cousins again, who knows. 
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saimanyc- I wasnt 'betting' that you hate your family. I jus said what i normally see. With too much family things happen. Usually for the worst. Anyway i do hope you do get intouch with your cousins. However if they dont wanna know then you can always say you tried? and move on.. All the best!
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hows your parents relationship with your cousins' parents? i think a lot of times children seem to get a negative vibe from their uncle or aunt if their parents dont like them and automatically lose those "close, cousin-like" feelings for their children.
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Been, True. I agree that if there's some friction with the parents then kids can pick up on that. And there is some of that.
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^I've wondered about that, how some cousins get distant if there's friction between the parents. I try not to since it's between the parents but sometimes they don't see things that way and the distance grows.