My boyfriend Nick and I have been together for almost four years, and I always thought I had a great relationship with his family. Every summer, they take a family trip, and when I asked his mom if I could join this year and pay my own way, she refused, saying I wasn\u2019t family yet. Nick defended her, explaining that no partners were invited, so I dropped the issue. Months later, when his family visited, I made my famous family chili recipe, which everyone loved. Before leaving, Nick\u2019s mom asked me to share the recipe for her work potluck. I politely refused, explaining that it was a secret family recipe. She asked, \u201cAren\u2019t we family?\u201d I replied, \u201cAccording to you, we aren\u2019t.\u201d She left without another word, but Nick later accused me of being cruel and petty. I reminded him that his mother couldn\u2019t exclude me from family activities because I wasn\u2019t family, then expect me to share something special from my own family. He insisted it was a completely different situation and has been acting cold toward me ever since. Now I\u2019m wondering: Was I wrong for giving his mom a taste of her own medicine, or was she being a hypocrite by deciding when I counted as family?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My boyfriend Nick and I have been together for almost four years, and I always thought I had a great relationship with his family. Every summer, they… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-story"],"yoast_head":"\n