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How to Get Rid of In-Laws

January 20th, 2007 by admin
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MarriedIt has finally happened. You’ve met the person of your dreams (If you've not met yours yet, read Top 10 ways to find the person of your dreams). You’ve just had a fairy tale wedding (For more information on weddings, learn The guide to weddings) and now it is time to live happily ever after, right? Wrong. If you are like many couples, your relationship is not just between the two of you. It’s between the six of you: you, your spouse and both sets of parents.

 

How can you get rid of your in-laws? Unfortunately, it is not that simple. The problem is that when you are fighting with your in-laws, more often than not it also becomes a fight with your spouse. Your spouse also has to deal with being in the middle of you and his or her parents.

 

If you find that your relationship with your in-laws has become unbearable, here are a few things you can try to get rid of them.
    Talking
  • If your spouse agrees that your in-laws need to go, you can both have a sit down talk with them. Explain that you are unhappy with their behavior and that you have decided that you would like some time and space away from them. Don’t be surprised if this doesn’t go very well, however. Most in-laws will challenge this notion. They might accuse you of trying to come between them and your spouse. This is why it is important that the two of you agree on everything you are going to talk about prior to the meeting.
  • If your spouse would like to maintain a relationship with your in-laws, then that is fine too. This might be the case especially if you have children. Just because your spouse has a relationship with the in-laws doesn’t mean you have to. You can always stay home and watch the game on Sunday instead of eating your mother-in-law’s meatloaf. Just make sure that your spouse understands and agrees with your reasons so that there is not animosity between the two of you.
  • Airplane
  • You can try to reason with them. Explain that you and your spouse are adults and that you expect them to be supportive of the decisions you make, or at least not openly criticize them. Let them know how you expect them to behave in your home. If they don’t agree with what you are saying, they are likely to get rid of themselves.
  • You can also try the avoidance technique. Don’t take their calls. Don’t visit. Better yet, move across the country. Don’t leave a forwarding address.
  • Get divorced.
Unfortunately, there are not very many ways to successfully get rid of your in-laws. The most important thing to remember is that you need to make sure that you and your spouse are on the same page. Also, make sure your reasons for wanting to get rid of your in-laws are legitimate. If you simply don’t like them because they voted for the Republican candidate last election, then you might want to rethink your position. These are your spouse’s parents and your children’s grandparents and those relationships deserve some respect. However, if you have legitimate issues with the in-laws then you might find that your family life is much more tranquil without them in it.
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  1. Ok so my situation is not only my MIL but my SIL as well. the mother tries to munipulate me be saying things to my son that get back to me! her daughter has spreed rumors about me and her brother! now i dont wanna put my boyfriend in the middle of everything but we need to get this under control, either he gets off his mothers ti* an tells his sister she needs to set things straight then im really thinkimg about leaving him. the MIL is trying to turn my son against me an he is only 3!!

  2. May 6th, 2011 at 6:18 am    sick by inlaws an Indian Daughter in Law Says:

    Well, ummmm im an indian DIL tourtered by inlaws, as u guys must b knowing dat v hve culture here dat gal goes to her husband’s home after getting married to him n serve his entire family. Yes, i mean it S E R V I N G. by god’s grace v hve maid at our home, unfortunately, im in joint familiy where i hve my MIL, FIL, SIL, BIL n a neutral hubby. my SIL is such an irritative, she influences all d rest creatures in my family. she just simply drops a point for a big clash n all d blaims come on my head. dey all feel im d culprit, she’s d oldest 1 in our family, still single, somehow she cnt get married or i think v all hve to pay here for our good or bad deeds. there’s no hell or heaven kinda stuff. generallly my MIL says to everybody, dat v TREAT OUR DIL AS OUR OWN DAUGHTER ONLY, she abused me so many times, many a times i thought of committing suicide. she feels her own daughter / my SIL should be treated nicely, watever however she behaves to me, bt shE MUST B TREATED LIKE A P R I N C E S S only, v cant go out, anywhere, like movie, shopping, outing, etc, my hubby has to take permission of his family, can v go for this stuff? n no1 can believe wat dey have to say, “IF U HVE EXTRA MONEY CNT U GIVE IT TO HOME, EITHER SPENDING LIKE THIS Y DNT U GIVE IT TO US, V NEED MONEY.” once v went to a temple, after returning my SIL told us Y DID U GO TO TEMPLE, N WASTE MONEY LIKE THIS, CANT U GIVE IT TO OUR PARENTS, N WORSHIP THEM LIKE GOD ONLY, there r so many things, im simply unable to describe abt my inlaws, recently i discussed this wid my hubby, dat lets go somewhere to stay, on dat he said to me U CAN GO IF U WISH, AS I LUV MY PARENTS I CNT LEAVE DEM, I NEED TO SPEND THESE YRS WID THEM N DEY HVE HARDLY 7 – 8 YRS (AS THEY R ALREDY 60+. dat time i really missed my heart beat dat did i luv dis man? did i trust dis man? though, he can see how dey torture me, he i dnt know smhow cant be my side? i told him dat one day u will lose ur wife, like my SIL is d eldest one n single, then my BIL – divorcee, having a gf younger to him by 12 yrs, n finally my hubby, a divorcee, married to me, i was single before married to him, b4 marriage he told me everything, bt out of his luv i cudnt think of these things, may b i can all say LOVE IS BLIND N MARRIAGE IS AN EYE OPENER. im really frustrated wid my life, smday i may commit suicide, i warned him dat in our room, on our bed ill commit suicide, pl pray for me, i really need blessings, . . .

  3. April 1st, 2011 at 11:06 am    I think I am going crazy Says:

    I feel like I am going CRAZY. It is not the MIL it is the MIL’s mom that is driving me nuts!!! First of all my boyfriends cousin moved into the house last summer because she had nowhere to go. The grandma in the family gave her a house but it needs extensive repairs. So she was suppose to get a job and start fixing the house and move within 3 months, she is still here and just barely got a job 2 months ago. On top of that this winter the same grandma moved in because she needed to be able to care for the cousins 5 year old son who also moved in. They moved in because that little boy is so annoying and where they were they were not wanted. Why the cousin does not take care of her own son I dont know? She drinks and parties while the little boy is here getting in trouble and the grandma yells and screams at him all day. I am in college and dont need to here all this when studying. And then she always cooking and cleaning and doing everything all the time and says rude things like I am lazy but really I am busy and I do have time to clean it but she wakes up super early and cleans wheraas I have school and work early in the morning. And then she makes dinner and doesn’t tell me and I come home with food and she gets mad and says I don’t like her cooking. If I try to cook she comes and stares at me and points out everything I do wrong. I can’t stand this lady she is driving me nuts and I think I’m not going to live with my boyfriend if she doesn’t move out soon. I don’t know I feel like it is really screwing up what used to be the best relationship I ever had.

  4. March 5th, 2011 at 11:59 am    Joan Crawford Says:

    I have serious sister in-law problems, I have a complicated but beautiful relationship with my husband which I won’t get into but he has a large Italian family (Mother has passed away) of five sisters and a brother…they drive me crazy.!!!! One of the sister in laws is violent and has threatened to kick my ass, another has gone up one side me and down the other for reasons that are none of her business or just plain ridiculous (like I didn’t offer to make a hotdog for them when I made one for myself when they were here for like 3 days.) Another is just plain neurotic and one other has an argument with me over nothing every time she is in town. And thankfully – there is one that is wonderful..phew.. I ended up seeing a counseller and straitening out what I need to do with her…I let my husband know that I am moving for sure to the other side of the country because I can’t handle the continuous drama that they bring to our life…I let him know that unfortunately this was not negotiable. He thankfully agreed. I will be moving and he will wrap things up here and follow me a few months later. Our life is already better for having made this decision…I had to grow some balls myself and get this done. When you have toxic people in your life you just have to let them go..I know they will still call and keep in touch, but they can’t hurt me as much when they are far far away! I am so looking forward to this move I can’t tell you…and so is my husband. Phew..It was hard to do – but I did it! and I didn’t have to divorce my wonderful husband, although I would have if he didn’t agree to come. I’ve given up too much to make peace with these people and it is NOT MY FAULT that they can’t do the same.

  5. February 26th, 2011 at 6:46 pm    It only gets worse Says:

    I know I am not as old as the rest of you, being only 18, however my problem is still quite similar. I fell in love years ago with a perfect boy and his perfect family, the only problem is once he began to date me he began to mentaly abuse me, until he dumped me at the worst time possible. My current boyfriend picked up the peices and I have been with him ever since that day. We love each other very much and plan on getting married after college, the only problem being his father hates me already. He believes that women are weak and should be silent, and never seen. At every corner he makes life difficult for me and my boyfriend mostly by critizing me. So far he has called me a slut (I have only ever had one other boyfriend in my life and was still a virgin at the time), accused me of stealing away his son, told his son that I am only ever going to get pregnant (that ended after I sent him the medical records that say I am steril), and he continues to point out that I am not of the right ethnic background. I feel sorry for him to be honest, he tries so hard to make his son and I miserable that he is going to loose both of us and end up alone at this rate. My method of dealing with him is simple, avoid at all costs and halt every rumor he starts with proof and a smile. Plus an overdose of sympathy to make him squirm a bit, but that is just my mean streak showing.

  6. December 12th, 2010 at 3:07 pm    Very relieved! Says:

    I am just RELIEVED to know that there are so many out there that CAN. NOT. STAND. their in-laws! I’m only engaged right now and this bitch of a MIL is ruining everything despite how much she ’supports’ us. She is an under-educated, thin-skinned, overly emotional, very superstitious old woman who wants to act like she’s a child! And while she’s like that, she looks down on me. There has to be something about me that she resents with how she talks about me, but I’m not a bad influence, I would never cheat, I have no dangerous habits or addictions, I come from a healthy loving family and I am a hard worker. Not only has my fiancé has told me times before that she’s alluded to me being “loose” (which is SO far from the truth) shes even SAID that B.S. to my face. It’s all in her damn head, I haven’t DONE OR SAID anything ever to give her that impression, unless her mind just flips reality. Oh, but there was that one time where she thought my eyeshadow had “suspiciously too much glitter” when I was hardly wearing any in a light color. (and regardless, glitter is commonly added on tons of cosmetics, so being on a female is not a sure-fire smoking gun for anything like she thinks.)

    I’ve tried to be civil but she always manages to always say just the wrong thing…somethings gotta give. My fiancé loves her enough, but she drives him nuts living with him, so I’m hoping it’s not going to be us THREE after marriage. The ideal age I wanted to have a kid was 28…but I’m certainly feeling like waiting until I know she’s not fit to babysit/hold/take care of any child I have in the future. That could be seen as a sort of punishment to her, but protecting my possible offspring is a higher priority.

    I could swear he was switched at birth.

  7. September 9th, 2010 at 5:48 pm    just shoot me Says:

    My in laws moved from another state to mooch. Both are disabled and draw minimal social security. Not to menti9on they smoke 4 backs a day between the 2 of them. After draining us for a month they finally got the check and I be damned a week later they were asking me to buy cigarettes again. My wife is a stay at home parent. I told her if she wanted to keep giving money too them she had to get a job. If not, I was moving away from all of them. We will see how it goes.

  8. August 11th, 2010 at 8:23 am    Candy Says:

    Hello My Ugly MotherinLaw Lol Lord Forgive Me Is A FAKE OLD WOMAN! She Is Down Right Stupid! She Has Like 20 Grandcildern That She Doesnt See Or Call! She Kicked All Them Out Of Her Life What Kinda Of Grandmother And Mother That Is! Also She Talks All This Crap About How Sweet She Is! Ugh Such A Lie She Does Good Things So It Wont Look Bad On Her Part! Deep Down Inside She Really Doesnt Want To Do It! I Can Read Her Well! It Just Took Me A While To See!! She Better Stay Out My Face And Watch Her Mouth Cause She Will Have It From Me!! Ugh I Wish I Had A Real Down To Earth Cool Motherinlaw And PRETTY Thats A Plus! Lol Well Good Luck To Yall! I Stay Away From Her As Much As I Can I Dont Call Her Or Anything! Give Her A Taste Of Her OWN MEDICINE!!! ;) Bahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

  9. July 19th, 2010 at 11:09 am    DAVID C Says:

    My mother inlaw is a few french frys short of a happy meal, her and my father inlaw called the police on my girlfriend twice while she was pregnant with our first child their first grandchild because my girlfriend wouldnt leave me and move back home to them and its all because they are jealous that me at 25yrs old and my girlfriend 22yrs old already own our home and are doing good in life and they live in a garage thats been converted into an apartment and work at jack in the box instead of being happy and celebrating the near arrivel of their grand kid they call the cops all mad>>THE ONLY TIP I CAN GIVE THAT WORKED FOR ME IS TOO CUT THEM OUT OF YOUR LIFE FOR 6-12 MONTHS AND LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE AN ADULT WHO CAN FEND FOR YOURSELVES AND YOU DONT NEED THEM IN YOUR LIFE IF THEY ARE JUST GONNA BE NEGATIVE JUST MAKE SURE YOUR SPOUSE AGREES AND IS ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOU OUR IT WILL NEVER WORK, THE KEY IS TO STAND AS ONE WITH YOUR PARTNER.

  10. July 16th, 2010 at 2:43 pm    Had It Uptohere Says:

    I am on day 12 of the siege of my in-laws living with us. My wife just loves them so she doesn’t see the turmoil and invasion of privacy they engender. My tactic is to say as little as possible to them and try not to look them in the eyes. I wear a ball cap so I can function without having to expose my retinas to their hulking masses. 3 more days and they’ll e out of my feeding trough and my hotel for vagrant obese smelly mooching in-laws.

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