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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Annalisa Barbieri

My in-laws never pay their way and it drives me mad. How can I break this habit?

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Both my mother-in-law and sister-in-law are ridiculously mean when it comes to others. They don’t hesitate to buy things for themselves, but they take advantage of everyone else’s generosity.

Whenever we go out together, they just wait for someone else to pick up the tab. On the very few occasions that either of them has offered to pay, they have forgotten or misplaced their wallet. It’s ridiculous.

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