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Old 06-30-2009, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Westchester County
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I have learned to stay out of bad interactions with my IN-Laws. I will support my wife, and kick anyone's a$$ (figuratively) who dis-respects her, but with her family she is on her own as I am on my own with my family. That way neither of us gets in the middle, or felt as if we are left to hang out to dry when we make up with our families.
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Old 06-30-2009, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Northside Of Jacksonville
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I have learned to stay out of bad interactions with my IN-Laws. I will support my wife, and kick anyone's a$$ (figuratively) who dis-respects her, but with her family she is on her own as I am on my own with my family. That way neither of us gets in the middle, or felt as if we are left to hang out to dry when we make up with our families.
If you really want to make your bond stronger with your wife, you can do so by standing up for her. Do so in private first, then if pushed do so in public and make sure the parents get the message that the verbal abuse stops here and now.

Co-sign. Your in-laws will respect you if you let them know you won't tolerate disrespect of your wife, no matter if she's their daughter or not. Tha definitely wouldn't fly with me.
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Old 06-30-2009, 08:11 PM
 
Location: James Island, SC
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I wasn't sure about my sister's new fiance when I first met him. He seemed rather immature, not the brightest, and had plenty of opinions I didn't agree with.

One evening, we were all having dinner. My parents started arguing about something or another (pretty much an everyday occurrence, but my sister hadn't lived with it in many, many years).

She got up from the table crying, without saying a word. The fiance followed her. After a few minutes, he came back alone. He looked straight at Mom and Dad and told them what their discord had done to her.

That was when I knew he was the one for her.
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