“I’m a newlywed and am not sure about how much of a relationship I should have with my in-laws. Some people had told me that my relationship should be through my husband, but he keeps encouraging me to reach out to his mother, especially. What is the best approach for my marriage?”
Welcome to our second episode of our new weekly YouTube show, “WIFE SUPPORT.”
In this broadcast, I lead members of my Dream Team (real wives) in a impromptu round-the-kitchen-table (real lives) discussion about Developing a Relationship With Your Mother-in-Law.
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My MIL always appreciates getting updated pictures of our children. We don’t live close enough to visit often, so updated pictures are precious to her.
I also appreciate her efforts to keep our family communicating through a family website and family reunions.
Moving far away from BOTH of our families helped us establish our own family identity, but we maintained open lines of communications. If you live close together, (even if it’s your parents) there needs to be established boundaries. That can be a hard conversation to have.
That weekly email mentioning positive things about your husband as a father would also be a great thing for your parents (his in-laws), especially if it’s a strained relationship. (I’m the oldest, and MY parents had a hard time letting go.)