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Is the difference in emotional distance between your paternal and maternal families significant?
Mine is extremely, extremely, extremely significant. My paternal relatives lived relatively close by when I was young. We used to have ancestral rites quite often back in the day, so I'd see them once every month or two, including holidays. I have a lot of cousins, with varying age differences. Also, my paternal side has a huge economic advantage. Since I saw them often growing up, they had a nicer house, I could eat better food, and get more pocket money, so naturally, my heart leaned towards my paternal family. My cousin went to the same high school I did, so we'd even run into each other while getting snacks. As for my maternal side... well... when we get together, it's too loud. Not just lively, but genuinely noisy, to the point where it's hard to bear. My parents and my maternal uncle and aunt went on an overseas trip together, and they treated my dad like a errand boy, which made me dislike them even more (my dad has quite a temper, so he didn't just do whatever they wanted). It's also annoying that the convenience store owner, who acts like he's generously giving us snacks, gives us expired, discarded items. It's not just a day or two past the expiration date!! It feels like they're just dumping their trash on us.
2026.10.04 PM 10:34 · View Count 19
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Lv.1
지안
Giving you trash? That's incredibly rude. It must have been really upsetting to see your dad treated that way. It's totally understandable that your feelings are leaning towards your paternal family.
Lv.112
디펜스
Usually, the maternal side is closer... but it seems the paternal side is closer for you. Hearts are so sensitive, once things go wrong, they tend to drift further apart rather than come back. Trash ㅜㅜ
Lv.29
대단한개트롤716
Lately, I don't really see my paternal or maternal relatives much... It's not like it used to be.
Lv.106
syunga
I'm also finding it harder to meet them lately lol. Of course, this also depends on each family's situation :)
Lv.19
박라잠
We were raised by our maternal grandparents, so we like our maternal side of the family more.
Lv.68
집갈래
Usually, seeing your mother struggle makes you feel closer to your maternal relatives and dislike your paternal ones.

