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44. My wife has no interest in giving up her German citizenship

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:12 PM

7 hrs ago

She just left yesterday for a week in New York City for my sister’s 70th birthday and a visit with our US based daughter and our grandsons.

She didn’t get to see any of them in January because her mom died, and she had to rush back to Germany on Dec. 31. This is sort of a make-up time trip. I was in the US for almost all of January, and can’t get away again so soon. So, she made the trip by herself. She’s a big girl now (will be 74 in June), and has managed just fine on her own so far.

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