Just curious- is it common for men to have very limited communication with their parents/family? My husband is not much of a talker or planner so we could literally go weeks or months without seeing or talking to his family and we only live 1/2 hour away. And it seems that it is nearly impossible for his parents to initiate a conversation or invite us over- they expect us to just "stop by anytime". How much of this is my responsibility as a wife to be the one to communicate/makes plans. Or perhaps, this is just they way they work together and I should sort of stay out of it? I don't expect to magically make my husband closer to his family but when we get together we do have a good time. It's just that no one initiates it so there's often a lot of time inbetween. Then I start feeling guilty "we SHOULD see/call more" and sometimes resentful "why doesn't he want to talk to his parents more?"

Any advice or others who can relate?