5 Tips For Having A Great Relationship With Your Mother-In-Law
4. Be firm and have a strong opinion
The key to establishing strong lines of communication with your mother-in-law is to be firm when you voice your opinion. Don’t leave things for her to assume. That can be very, very dangerous. Have a firm opinion and show confidence in your behavior. Why are we telling this to you? Because your mother-in-law will appreciate you as a strong woman. Her motherly instincts will be overjoyed to see that her son is in capable hands, and that you will be able to take right decisions for him and his family.
5. Give her a visit
Wouldn’t your mom love it if you and your partner turned up unannounced at her place on a lazy Sunday afternoon? She’d love the surprise. Wake up ladies, your mother-in-law too would love a visit every now and then. Let’s face it, men are horrible at these things. So when you both visit your mother-in-law, she would realize that it is you who’s planned the visit, not her son. Even if short but regular visits will take you to the number 1 position in her good books.
If you are having trouble tackling your mother-in-law, you are not alone. We all go through the same dilemma. It is important to remember that either you can crib and complain, or you can come out the better woman and make things work. It is no rocket science, ladies. Use our top 5 ways to keep yourself in her good books and notice the difference.