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we got married 8 months ago and she still lives with her parents i stay over sometimes but it’s always me going there — never the other way around. at first she said it was because of her dad’s health but he’s fine now and she just brushes it off like it’s nothing. we had a fight last week and i brought up getting our own place and she got weird — said her kundli matches better with her family chart and that moving out would mess with the energy or whatever. i don’t even know how to respond to that.

she gets mad if i stay too long at my place and calls me cold — distant like i’m rejecting her but how can i feel close when we don’t even share a home? her mom makes passive comments about me not being “family material” and my wife just sits there. i’m starting to think she doesn’t actually want to be with me — like i’m just someone to visit between her real life with her parents.

is this normal? or am i being unreasonable for wanting to live with my wife? — i feel like i’m losing my mind

Aaliyah Jackson · Answer

my sister was the same — married but still glued to her parents’ house for over a year. drove her husband nuts. what finally changed wasn’t another fight, but him sitting down with her during a calm moment & just asking, 'what are you scared of?' turns out, she felt guilty leaving her mom alone & worried people would say she ditched her family. it wasn’t really about kundli — it was about fear & loyalty.

so maybe try that. not in a 'we need to talk' way, but like, over coffee or walking the dog. ask what she’s worried will happen if you move out. listen without fixing. my buddy did that, & once she felt heard, she started thinking about rentals.

also — set a soft deadline. like, 'can we at least start looking by Diwali?' gives her time but shows you’re serious. and if the astrology thing matters to her, suggest getting a joint kundli reading for the house hunt. sounds silly to you, but meeting her halfway on beliefs goes a long way.

it’s her family, but it’s your marriage too.

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