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"Deciding whether to attend family get-togethers can be such a tough call. On Friday, I am skipping my mom&amp;amp;#8217;s birthday to go to Palm Springs. Bad? My sister is contemplating another snowboarding trip to Mammoth when we were supposed to go on a boat ride with family friends. I&amp;amp;#8217;ve already made the decision to miss that. But I do feel guilty. And I&amp;amp;#8217;m sure these choices only get harder when you have a boyfriend and his family or&amp;amp;#8212;even more serious&amp;amp;#8212;actual in-laws.Not my family. Or anyone I know. On Bethenny Ever After, Bethenny Frankel is constantly dealing with the obligation to spend time with her husband Jason&amp;amp;#8217;s family in Pennsylvania. I tell ya, every time I watch an episode where this is an issue, I am soooooo glad I am not dating a mama&amp;amp;#8217;s boy. I understand both sides of the argument, but yeesh. Who wants to schlep to Pennsylvania on a Saturday? It&amp;amp;#8217;s those perfect guys like Jason who are really tied to their families and who make you feel so guilty. I love my family, but we&amp;amp;#8217;re all very independent. None of us are co-dependent with each other&amp;amp;#8212;but that doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t mean we&amp;amp;#8217;re not close. I hope to end up with a guy whose family is like mine. Are you always seeing your family&amp;amp;#8212;or his? Or both? How do you prioritize them? Do you feel guilty saying no? Do they understand, or are they shooting darts when you decline another invitation? Are you paranoid? Is your guy sick of your family (do you feel guilty)? More Ways to Get Glamour: Take Our Survey and You Could Win an iTunes Gift Card! Hey Glamour fans, we need your advice. We want to know what&amp;amp;#8217;s important to you when it comes to Glamour and all things digital&amp;amp;#8212;what do you like most? What do you want to see more of? How and where do you want to read all that fun stuff? Please take our survey. As a special thank-you for sharing, you will be entered to win one of 45 iTunes gift cards for taking the survey! See rules for details. Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Digital Vision"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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