Setting Boundaries With In-laws – 8 No-Fail Tips
Boundaries can help you manage friction with the in-laws and forge a healthy relationship with them. Here’s how to set them.
In-Laws
Strangely this very word “in-laws” has mixed reactions and most of the time the reactions are negative. The moment you say “in-laws” an image of an overbearing, interfering, at times rude and at times obsessive, an old couple comes to your mind.
There is no doubt that there are plenty of stories on how in-laws, especially the mother-in-law can make a marriage toxic and even if the couple moves out of the house and shifts to another city the demands continue. There are instances of how moms-in-law wrecked marriages and there are confession stories where mothers-in-law accompanied a couple everywhere they went.
But Bonobology believes in presenting multiple perspectives of a story, and hence, there are beautiful stories of how women bonded with their moms-in-law and how they achieved because of their support. There is a story of a lady who continued to be best friends with her mother-in-law even after she got divorced. Yes, the in-law stories will keep you hooked.
The 7 Ways Mothers-In-Law Ruin Marriages – With Tips On How To Save Yours
A relationship is based on mutual love and respect. The lack of it can cause a lot of stress and frustration. If you’re part of a complicated family dynamic or share a rocky relationship with your in-laws, it is bound to take a toll on your marriage at some point.
Distancing Yourself From In-Laws – The 7 Tips That Almost Always Work
Distancing yourself from in-laws does not mean cutting off ties. It just means setting boundaries and limiting your contact with them while maintaining a cordial relationship.
12 Things To Do When Your Husband Chooses His Family Over You
This is a reality many married women face in India. You could be living with your husband’s family or you could be living in a separate residence but when your husband chooses his family over you then it’s a constant battle that you have to keep fighting in your life. In Indian families, the son …
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8 Effective Ways To Deal With A Jealous Daughter-In-Law
We’ve all heard about the jealous and manipulative mother-in-law, but what about the signs of a jealous daughter-in-law who refuses to share her husband with his own parents? As a result, you may end up with an estranged son due to your daughter-in-law. You also see her exhibiting many signs of a controlling daughter-in-law because …
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15 Signs Your Mother-In-Law Hates You
A poll on Netmums concluded that one in every 4 women in a total of 2000 women respondents felt that their mothers-in-law were ‘controlling’ in nature. Once you start spotting the signs that your mother-in-law hates you, it leads to frustration, resentment, frequent arguments with the husband, and in worst cases, the end of a …
How To Talk To Your Husband When The Other Woman Is His Mother
If he is running to his mom for every decision then it’s time you should also take some decisions
How To Impress Your In-laws In The First Meeting
Meeting your prospective in-laws and impressing them in the first meeting can be a daunting task. As they say, you don’t marry a person, you marry their entire family. And every family is weird in their own ways, particularly the in-laws. So getting to know your in-laws require a lot of patience on your part …
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10 Thoughts That Come To Your Mind When Your Mother-In-Law Visits You
Your MIL’s visiting soon but what are you up to?
10 Ways To Deal With Disrespectful In-laws
A relationship with one’s in-laws is always a tricky one – if I may generalize. Of course, the dynamics vary from family to family, so there may be a lucky few who have been blessed with great in-laws. But in most cases, people are left to deal with toxic, bickering and pushy in-laws. The tension …