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Do Indian relatives usually expect visits from other relatives?
I know this one indian guy through work (he is a business partner). He has been living in the Philippines for 10 years. Last week there was a team dinner involving that guy and I got a chance to talk to him. I asked him you know how was life in India and his relationship with family after being away for somlong (like how often he visits or calls them) he kind of told me it’s complicated. He went to India, first time post covid on vacation with his wife and two daughters last June. He and his wife both have lots of siblings so they have to see them. The thing is he never made plans on seeing his cousins, uncles, aunts and even second cousins. Most of the distant relatives got “offended” he did not make plans on visiting them but his reason something like this “As we grow up, we have other priorities and agendas. Me and my wife have our own families and our in laws to deal with. When on vacation, of course we see relatives but we want our kids to also see India and the best parts about it. That’s why we only see our siblings and sibling in laws, due to time constraints and wnating our kids to enjoy the vacation. Im still good to meet the distant relatives but due to other priorities and agendas for my family, I lost the initiative to do it so if they want to see me, they initiate it”. He just told me he said that to his relatives who complained to him. Some realtives were acceptable while others were not it did not go well. That’s what happened with his wife too also lol.3
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