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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week agoAsking Eric: I refuse to have the best man's wife at my wedding
You'll have enough people to talk to at your wedding. Just invite her. Not doing so would send a message so aggressive, it would likely create ongoing problems in the family and isolate you and your husband. It's hard for me to tell if she is being intentionally rude or if she's shy or something else entirely. But you do point out that she'll respond to you when asked a question, so it doesn't sound like she's being intentionally cruel.
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fromSlate Magazine
3 months agoI Finally Confronted My Sister-in-Law Over Her Sick Obsession With Her Brother's Fertility. All Hell Broke Loose.
Younger sisters repeatedly pressure the child-free couple about having kids, creating conflict and prompting the wife to seek boundaries and alternatives to avoid contact.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago43 Vile, Monstrous, Unhinged, Boundary-Crossing In-Laws Who Need To Be Put In Their Place Right Now
It should have been a red flag when she walked up to the altar beside her son and said, 'You don't have to do this.' Eventually, he told her to sit, and we finished the wedding. She went through my drawers and complained to him about my pricey underwear, only to find out they had been a gift from him.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoMy Husband Made an Unbearable Decision About My In-Laws Over the Holidays-and Then Told Me to "Suck It Up"
Spouses must consult each other before inviting extended family to stay long-term, balancing hospitality with household boundaries and parental stress.
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fromPeople.com
2 months agoMan Says Girlfriend's Parents Stop by 'Unannounced' 3 Times a Week, Then Get 'Upset' When He Asks for a Warning
Frequent unannounced visits from a partner's parents disrupted daily life and work, prompting boundary-setting that led to tension and a pause in visits.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoMy In-Laws Have a Mean-Spirited Habit When It Comes to My Husband. I Want to Give Them a Piece of My Mind.
In-laws' emotional distance and repeated exclusion of the husband cause deep hurt and obstruct the child's chance to form a meaningful relationship with her grandparents.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 months agoHelp! We Moved Away to My Wife's Home Country. One Part of Living Abroad Never Got Easier.
Language fluency won't erase outsider status; accent, ethnicity, and cultural differences often persist, so build selective family bonds and focus on children and supportive relatives.
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