If you want to develop a good relationship with your in-laws, it will take strategy and planning. 1. Be Flexible. Don’t be stubborn and immovable with your spouse’s parents. They will want to spend time with their child (your spouse),…
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Miles and miles apart, day after day. Worries and concerns are laid to rest with each phone call, e-mail or text. So many devices are used everyday. Science has improved on many aspects of communication, just a few years ago,…
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Can you freeze tuna salad? I find myself surrounded by perfect ‘Good Housekeeping’ female in-laws. They are great conversationalists, pretty and self-assured… and I swear they were all born with a cooking spoon in one hand and a pot in…
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As poor a reputation as many in-laws have gotten, they don’t all deserve it. Your in-laws don’t have to be outlaws! Sometimes, we go into these relationships expecting the worst and that is just what we get, but it need…
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I have heard people say that you have to fake it to make it and I wonder if whoever came up with that saying had a mother in law? The first day I met mine was laced with drama and…
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Since 0000 B.C., everyone has been hypocritical to at least someone at least once. What better person to be hypocritical to than the good-for-nothing human who’s dating your son or daughter? After all, the in-laws have a perfect child, and…
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Buying property with relatives may be advantageous and even advisable in certain situations but the dangers of serious splits are present in every contract. The most common occurrence of joint purchase is that of a husband and wife when they…
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How to have a close relationship with elderly family members… Time brings season after season, and soon we find we are becoming elderly parents whether we want to or not, and we find the closeness with our family members mean…
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You can choose your friends, but you are stuck with your neighbours and relatives. You might as well make the best of it. Every person has at least one serious character flaw and at least one outstanding virtue. The trick…
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Creating and establishing good relationships with our neighbors and relatives is very important to our well-being. We cannot depend solely on the desire to separate ourselves from society and the world in general. Doing so would reflect negatively on us….
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On your wedding day, you not only acquired a new spouse, but you also became part of a wider new family, whether you liked it or not! In-laws, particularly mothers-in-law have a bad reputation. If you are mindful of some…
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Traveling is a time of fun and you want to use most of your time with all the activities you have planned. Some will try to visit all the important buildings, natural parks and other touristic highlights of their destination…
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Dealing with in-laws can be a frustrating, annoying thing to have to go through, over and over again, but it is part of the wonderful thing called marriage. Anyone who has ever been married, has had to cope with in-laws….
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It is not always a good idea to enter into a joint property ownership with relatives. It makes all of the owners responsible for any police or court action against one. That means if one owner has financial or legal…
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I visit my sister a few times a year. She has a very peaceful home, and mine, well, is quite chaotic. My sister and I are more than just siblings were best friends and we have been since we were…
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Age and maturity do not necessarily go hand in hand. Many families include some “black sheep” members who, well into adulthood, still lack responsibility or accountability for their actions. Simply because an individual member of a family has made bad…
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It’s very common to have at least one meddling relative and many find confronting the person to be an uncomfortable task but you have to draw a clear line. This sensitive conversation can be handled in a respectful and loving…
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