Dan has an uncle, his mom's only sibling. Uncle Bob LOVES me. He has told me on more than one occasion that I am his favorite niece, and he has 2 biological nieces--Dan's sisters! Uncle Bob's parents, Dans grandparents, have also told me that I am their fave granddaughter out of Dan's side...they have said that they don't know where MIL came from b/c she is nothing like them...
Anyway Uncle Bob texted then called me after I didn't show up at Thanksgiving. Apparently Dan had to fess up re. my non-appearance. However all he told Bob was that we were 'having a rough patch'...
I told Uncle Bob that in fact Dan had moved out 11 months ago and lived with his parents. Uncle Bob affectionately refers to his sister (MIL) as the Old B!tch...he could not believe Dan was living there! I made it clear that the decision to give up on our M rested squarely on Dan's shoulders.
Uncle Bob said once his parents were gone (they are in their 80s) he probably wouldn't socialize much at all with MIL adn Dan's family...but he still wanted to get together with me! That he loved me and supported me, and so did Grandma and Grandpa.
If more people knew the true situation, I think they would probably feel the same way...
That he loved me and supported me, and so did Grandma and Grandpa.
