Bringing My Socially-Anxious Partner On My Family Vacation
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Julia Austin
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Perceived conflict
My partner also perceives conflict that isn’t here. When we were all just deciding where to eat, he suggested one place, and my sister said in a very neutral tone—not angry but also not cheery—“That’s fine.” Then my boyfriend spent the rest of the evening convinced she was pissed at him for choosing the restaurant, and certain everything she said to him was passive aggressive.
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