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I am a 28-year-old woman. I have been married for two years. We live in a joint family and I have become very friendly with my husband’s younger brother who is the same age as me. The problem is that of late, my husband has taken to dropping hints that I should not spend so much time with my brother-in-law. He says it creates a bad impression. But I don’t want to stop talking to him just to please my husband. What should I do?

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