Tag: choosing sides

What would you do if you found out your spouse listened to his parent’s gossip about you? Would you yell at him for not defending you? Would you demand that he cut off all contact with his mom and dad? Would you accuse him of being a traitor?

It’s easy to escalate from zero to angry in 1.5 seconds when you have in-laws problems, and that can take a negative toll on your marriage. Ideally, a husband and wife will unite as a couple whenever they need to overcome a marriage obstacle—such as the loss of a job, a miscarriage, an unruly teenager, difficult in-laws, etc.