In-Law Relationships
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Many couples talk about important issues before they marry: how many children they want, where they’ll live and how they’ll handle their finances. But there’s one problem that couples rarely address—in-laws.
Hollywood has made a joke out of in-law problems by poking fun at the havoc negative parental relations can wreak on a relationship. But it’s no laughing matter when it’s part of your story. It can create marital problems that you didn’t anticipate and negative patterns of relating with your new parents that can last for years.
If this describes you, you may have tried many tactics that have proved ineffective, such as yelling, screaming , manipulating or remaining silent. Perhaps you are now at the end of your rope and want to hang someone with it. We have suggestions that we think you’ll find to be a little more positive.
You can’t change your in-laws, but you are able to change yourself, and that will make a world of difference. It can enhance your marriage and ease the frustration that has been eating at you for long enough.