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Carolyn Hax: Her parents know all their business

The letter writer says his girlfriend, twenty-nine, mentions her mother's opinions on topics he didn't know they'd discussed; the couple moved in together this summer.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN After Hours
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Photo: Carolyn Hax
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA man has written to Carolyn Hax because his girlfriend's mother seems to know his business.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay. How much of it?

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe girlfriend is twenty-nine and lived with her parents until twenty-seven, to cut costs during grad school. They moved in together this summer.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe says it's going great.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwenty-seven years of tenure. The parents aren't oversharing, they're the incumbents, and he's the new guy in the group chat.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCorrect. He is reading a briefing that was classified before he arrived. Verdict: mildly important, a two out of ten.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe will update you if it becomes slightly more important.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour months in, and he's still on the waitlist for his own girlfriend's group chat.

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