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    Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend’s Wealthy Family Isn’t Fair with Their Money

    His parents give a lot of financial support to his twin brother and sister-in-law, and I wish they’d do the same for us.
    by Lori Gottlieb Dec 24, 2018 5 minutes
    Source: BIANCA BAGNARELLI

    Editor’s Note: Every Monday, Lori Gottlieb answers questions from readers about their problems, big and small. Have a question? Email her at dear.therapist@theatlantic.com.

    Dear Therapist,

    I am in a loving, five-year, long-distance relationship with my boyfriend, who happens to have a twin brother. My boyfriend is the successful one, with a doctorate from a top university, while his brother has bounced among degree programs and has yet to get a full-time job. His very wealthy parents have supported him through all of this. Recently my boyfriend's brother moved to Florida to start a new degree, and within a year married an older woman and just had a baby daughter.

    I am jealous and angry at the support my boyfriend's parents are giving to his brother and his brother’s wife. They paid for their wedding, contribute to their rent

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