Real men choose their wives above everything else.
The difficult dynamic of the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is a tale as old as time.
It’s embedded in pop-culture, has become a societal norm and has inspired countless movies.
We watch Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez in Monster-in-Law and we laugh at the stereotype of the overbearing, terrorising mother-in-law because it is oh-so-true. Mothers-in-law are hard to get along with, we are told.
Despite this, I never believed it would be hard work for my mother-in-law and I to get along. When we first met, I imagined one day we would be sitting around the table, drinking tea and eating cake while having deep and meaningful conversations.
Over the years we would bond, and I would actively engage in her life. She would be my confidant, and I’d tell her everything and seek out her wisdom whenever possible.
After all, we did have one very big thing in common: her son is my husband. We both love the same man! How’s that for a bonding topic?
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Also why are people obsessed with deep and meaningful chats with in-laws?
Why? My brothers partners were always trying to be my friend and I never understood why. As long as you are perfectly cordial isn’t that enough?
That said I really feel sorry for the husband. Both his wife and mother sound awful.
“Real men”
Can we stop with this “No True Scotsman” nonsense.
All men and all women are real.