i hope you are joking by saying this, that is not the attitude you should be taking with you especially if you are going into a joint family because i fyou are living with family...then act as a family....
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A relative was getting married and moving to Saudi with her husband. Her inlaws live in Karachi though (mil, devars, jeth, joint family basically), and her mother in law demanded for the girl's family to furnish her 'new room' in the susraal which was pretty much a small kamra they gave her on the rooftop/chatt, and threw the old furniture out of there. The saas was all like, she will stay there when she visits from Saudi so you guys have to give her furniture, TV, everything for it. Her family did it without any issues but the disgusting part was that as soon as she left for Saudi, her room got taken over by her devar, jeth, guests.. basically, anyone just went and stayed there whenever they wished, and still do. She could have used that money to spend on something much better.
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Well just to make clear that thank-you was to prove me rite and at the same time give me an amazing idea for a topic @ GS.
Any time. :D