'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it
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"Financial support from parents often carries a powerful emotional meaning and some siblings tend to interpret differences in support as signs of favouritism, unequal love or a lack of recognition."
— Dr Fenia Christodoulidi , Academic
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So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it
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