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My Mother-in-Law Demanded a Spare Key to Our Flat, But My Husband Defended My Right to Privacy

Mother-in-law Demanded a Duplicate Key to Our Flat, but My Husband Took My Side Friday, 12th October

My Younger Brother Chose to Live with His Mother-in-Law, and We Still Can’t Understand Why He Did This… My younger brother got married far too young, at just 18. It felt like he was desperate to assert his independence. From the moment he was born, I looked after him – my own childhood ended the day he came home from the hospital. As he grew up, got married and moved out, his life changed dramatically, unfortunately not in a good way. His wife, whom he married at a similarly young age, had a strong and rather unpleasant personality. From the first day we met, we never liked her. She lacked tact and basic manners, and we weren’t impressed by her appearance either. I couldn’t understand what my brother saw in her. They moved into a flat just down the road from us, at his mother-in-law’s. His father-in-law was a quiet, slightly odd man – he barely spoke, and when he did, it was mostly a nod. His mother-in-law loved being in control, barking out orders that everyone felt obliged to obey. She was constantly criticising and reprimanding my brother, and his wife was never satisfied with him either. The way they treated my brother infuriated me. I tried to speak to him about it, but he insisted everything was fine, that his wife loved him and they were happy with their life. However, over time, I noticed he changed. He became like his father-in-law, barely voicing his own opinions, just nodding along. In the end, his patience ran out; he simply couldn’t take it anymore. One day, he packed up his things and left without a word. I’d never seen anything like it before – my brother in that state… He bitterly regretted marrying so young. Everyone has their breaking point, and when you reach it, sometimes the only option is to quietly walk away from an intolerable situation.

You know, I still cant quite figure out why my little brother decided to go live with his mother-in-law.

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Living in Someone Else’s Flat? Then Pay the Rent! “I don’t even know if my daughter’s wedding will happen. Everyone’s fallen out, and the future son-in-law has gone off the rails. There are only two weeks to go and he’s acting up. I feel so sorry for my daughter,” complains Alina. “Why is everyone arguing?” “You won’t believe it, but it’s over a flat. We wanted to make the young couple happy, so we used all our savings and bought them a flat as a wedding gift. We had to sell our little cottage by the lake and the garage just to afford it. The property is in my daughter’s name. But they’re getting married anyway—so what difference does it make whose name it’s in?” “Exactly…” “That’s what my husband and I think too. Now, the flat’s totally bare. It needs renovating and furnishing, but we’ve got no savings left. My husband suggested to our son-in-law-to-be that we all pitch in to get the place ready so they can move in quickly. But he refuses to help with the renovation!” “Why not?” “Because it’s not his flat! He won’t invest in property he doesn’t own. He said we should do the renovation ourselves. Maybe he’ll buy a few bits and bobs, but he won’t spend any real money.” “So why don’t they just move in as it is?” “They can’t. It’s completely empty and needs new plumbing and electrics, the floors and walls need evening out, the old windows are about to fall out—they need to be replaced. At the very least, it needs basic finishing,” says Alina. “I think it’s impossible to live in such a state, even though I’m not hard to please. How can young people live in a dump like that? It’s embarrassing! My future son-in-law works for a big company and makes good money, but he doesn’t want to spend it. He wants to save up for his own place so he’s not left without a roof over his head. “So it seems he wants to live at our expense. He’s demanding we pay for the renovation. So I told him, if he thinks it’s someone else’s flat, then he should pay rent! He just smiled and agreed,” Alina sighs. “What does your daughter say?” “She’s very upset and cries all the time. She loves him very much, but we can’t add him to the flat’s deeds. Now she says she doesn’t want the flat or the renovation at all. But I dislike that he’s unwilling to invest in their family. What’s going to happen next? They’re not even married and already thinking about divorce and splitting the assets,” says Alina. Do you think my future son-in-law should invest in this flat? He plans to live there, start a family, settle in. Does it really matter whose name is on the deeds? Or is his position logical? What would you do in his shoes?

Living in someone elses home? Pay for your stay! I sometimes wonder if my daughters wedding will ever

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ONCE A HEART, ALWAYS A HEART At his wifes funeral, Edward didnt shed a single tear. See, told you, he

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My Husband’s Sister Asked Us to Watch Our Nephews, Then Went Missing for Three Days

My husbands sister once left her children with us and disappeared for three days Please, Emily, please!

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Why Bring Your Own Food? For Five Years, My Husband’s Sister and Brother and Their Families Celebrated Every Christmas With Us—While I Did All the Cooking, Hosting, and Cleanup. Last Year, I Reached My Limit and Asked Everyone to Share the Responsibilities. Now My Mother-in-Law Wants Another Get-Together at Our Place, But No One Else Wants to Help Bring Food or Pitch In, and They’d Rather Celebrate at Home Than Share the Load. Should I Host Christmas Alone Again—Or How Do I Tell My Mother-in-Law the Truth?

Why Bring Your Own Food? My husbands sister and brother, along with their families, have celebrated every

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Richard Was Sure His Wife Would Cheat on Him—So He Hatched a Plan to Catch Her in the Act, Only to Be Shocked by What He Discovered

Richard was convinced his wife would eventually betray him. Determined to catch her out, he put a plan

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My Husband’s Parents Refuse to Accept His Divorce – They Keep Trying to Reunite Him With His Ex-Wife. “Don’t You Understand, They Have a Son Together!” My Mother-in-Law Complains I am married to a man whose parents have stubbornly refused to accept the fact that their son is divorced—even though it’s been over four years since it happened. They’re constantly trying to reconcile him with his ex-wife. He and I married three years ago and we have a happy life together. My mother-in-law thinks her son acted recklessly and foolishly. She believes he must do everything possible to rebuild his relationship with his ex-wife’s family. After all, his son is still there. When I met Adam, he was already divorced. Supposedly, it was a mutual decision, and his ex-wife happily remarried. Apparently, her affair was the reason for their split. Maybe we made a mistake by getting married. My own mum insisted we wed because she got pregnant, and I wasn’t really in love—I was just dating her. “If she hadn’t been pregnant, I wouldn’t have married her,” my husband explained. I wasn’t intimidated by his ex. At first, I decided to watch him closely. I realised he really wasn’t longing for his old family; he was indifferent to his ex-wife. She wasn’t interested in him either. She remarried, and they only communicate about their son. Only my mother-in-law couldn’t stand things as they were. His father as well. They kept trying to reunite the family, and took our relationship very negatively. “You’re still young, your life is ahead of you. Why would you get involved in someone else’s family?” she asked me when we were alone. I replied that if Adam were married, I wouldn’t interfere. But right now, he’s single. My mother-in-law tried to say more but fell silent when Adam came in. At that moment I knew I’d never have a good relationship with her—but I wasn’t particularly upset. We got married and moved in together. I’ve hardly had any contact with my mother-in-law except for occasional family holidays. That’s when I have to listen to her sigh about my husband’s former family. Adam tries to hush his mum, as he isn’t happy about it either—but then it all just repeats. We’re not rushing to have children. I don’t feel ready to be a mum and my husband already has a son, which my mother-in-law is very pleased about. After the divorce, my mother-in-law stepped in—she kept inviting my husband’s ex-wife for Christmas and praised her for everything. “They made such a lovely couple…” she’d sigh. His ex-wife had nothing to do with it—she was completely indifferent, just showed up and that was that. You could feel the lack of enthusiasm. My mother-in-law even tried to make Adam jealous of his ex-wife and me jealous of him. She’d ring me asking if I knew where my husband was. If I didn’t, she assumed he was with his ex. Or she’d send him on errands to his ex. All sorts of little things. I’m not jealous, but it all gets on my nerves. If you look at Adam and his ex, it’s obvious there’s nothing between them and there never will be. But having a child together doesn’t help. My husband regularly gives his ex money, sometimes talks to his son, and brings him round for visits. His ex isn’t manipulative or greedy, and doesn’t restrict visits. She seems perfectly normal. They behave like civilised adults. It just didn’t work out, and now each has their own life and they respect each other. But my mother-in-law can’t accept that, constantly stirring up drama. When will she stop? When will she wise up? My husband hopes she’ll quiet down once I give her a grandchild, but I don’t believe it.

My husband’s parents refuse to accept reality they keep trying to reconcile him with his ex-wife.

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My Mother-in-Law Offered to Help Look After Our Children Over the Summer Since She’s Retired, But Now My Husband’s Brother Leaves His Kids With Her Too—Without Bringing Food or Money—And I Don’t Know How to Address It Without Causing a Family Row

My mother-in-law offered to help us look after the children during the summer holiday. Now that shes

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“Would You Like My Husband? He’s All Yours!” said the wife with a smile to the strange woman who appeared at her door.

Would you like my husband? He’s all yours! said the wife with a smile, looking directly at the