Cousin takes sides in family divorce
Dear Amy: My husband and I were put in the middle of a situation I don't want to be in.
My cousin and I grew up like sisters -- we are very close. In fact, we lived in the same household as teenagers.
My cousin and her husband (who is friends with my husband) are on the verge of divorce. My cousin told me her version of her situation, and her husband told us his version.
I believe her husband's version of events a little more than I do my own cousin's version.
My cousin and I have had our share of arguments, but we always end up making up.
The thing is that my cousin is the family favorite and my whole family sees her as perfect. It's like they all have on rose-colored glasses when it comes to her, but I have seen the real her.
My history with her and the way we have fought in the past has a lot to do with why I tend to believe her husband.
Many of the things he relates are a lot of the same things she does when she fights with me.
I'm worried that when this all comes out my family is going to hate me because I believe what her husband has told us.
I don't really want to be in this position. I love my cousin; I just don't agree with some of the things she does in her marriage.
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