Then have her come here, I'll leave.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
United States
November 20, 2010 8:09am CST
I keep seeing this commercial where a wife threatens her husband with inviting her mother to have the dish she made instead of him taking her over to her mother's with a leak-proof container in his new car. I keep thinking where is it written a husband Has to stay home when his mother-in law comes over. If she hates him , then he Should get out of the house.I know I would. The moment a relative that hates me comes over , I Know they aren't there to see me , so I would go out. In other words this threat wouldn't work. Question. Do you have a inlaw that hates you? How to you deal with it?
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@jillhill (37353)
• United States
20 Nov 10
My ex mother in law hated me......I thought. I never did anything right for that woman. The last time I was at her house I had three bloody noses from my blood pressure being up so high....told the ex I wouldn't ever go back. After we divorce I ran into her at a grocery store...she said....You know how much I loved you? I was like....huh?
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
20 Nov 10
Oh My G-d! Now that's stress! I wouldn't have gone back either. She loved you? Wow. I guess she could never show it? How sad.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
20 Nov 10
Hi Sarah,
My In-laws hate me and I cannot prevent that. My mon and dad (in law) never wanted me to marry their daughter due to caste differences but we did marry against their wishes.
Now, I had two options - to let go of them and do it as you would have dealt or do it my way. My way - I believe I have married her for my life and she accepted my offer to marry her despite knowing this would happen. So I think it is my duty to try to build up the relationship and that is what I have been trying. Though my health doesn't permit me to go to their place (it is an overnight journey) I still have gone their twice and stayed at the hotel (for the time after our meeting). They are parents and parents are possessive of their children. They are aged and aged people are stubborn children. This is my belief. It will take time I know but in due course of time I am sure things would be better and we would be a family.
As of now... I should keep doing things to keep the relation healthy and strong...
Cheers,
theSids.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
20 Nov 10
Oh My G-d! It was a love match! IN India!!! I am so proud of you both. I can only imagine how brave that was in your culture! Here it happens All the time. An Adult Child goes against his/ her parent's wishes and marries for love. And in result many break ties with their parents. There is a vow that is said " Forsaking All Others" . I took that to mean Everybody. In other words your spouse comes first. My idea , havig his loved ones visit Without me is my way of Not making him choose. I know my guy Will Always be their beloved son. Can Never change that . And Who Would want to? So I clear out and let them have a lovely visit. They came to see him , not me!
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
23 Nov 10
Whatever works for the individual. My husband has a few felatives who have driven me nuts in the past, and when they're around I want to be around, because I don't trust them (for good reason). However, in a relationship where there is only dislike, but no distrust, then there should be no problems with the disliked party leaving.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
24 Nov 10
Life is way too short to even be cordial to a person that hates me. I can and will stay home. They don't want to see me and I definite don't want to see them!
@soulist (2985)
• United States
2 Feb 12
I do get along with my in laws. But I was dating a guy who didn't get along with my family and it did cause problems. He stopped coming to see them which made them feel like he didn't want to try and show them they were wrong about how they felt about him. He even tried to cause fights between us and I didnt see it at the time. I'm glad i finally opened my eyes and learned my family was right.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
2 Feb 12
I will not go to a house where I'm demeaned . They are his parents , Not mine . If they don't want me , I will not go. but I won't try to make my guy fight with his parents.That is just dumb. Your ex sounds like once he saw your parents wouldn't like him, he put them on his enemy list and went to war. In fact I would do the same if it were any other people than my guy's parents. Waring with people your lover loves is stupid and it does backfire.So I would Never bad mouth the parents. Let them mess up the relationship between them and their son. that is why I stay away. If he picks to believe their bullsh!t , then he was never mine. Or Should be. By me staying away he gets us both. He Needs us both or he should get rid of whom he does not need.





