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Giving Mother-in-Law Good Rap
Our culture unfortunately stresses the stress of relations between the married children and their in-laws. While I spent most of my youth searching for enduring love, and wanted a life partner more...
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He Saw A Man Messing His Sister Around
A brother’s skepticism over his sister’s husband soon changes. ______ My husband and my brother regularly go to the movies together. Generally, they watch films I have zero interest in seeing, such as...
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That Special Time of Year: Holidays Mean Waiting To Divorce
Ornaments, lights and Christmas trees. What a special time of year…to wait to divorce? — This holiday season, you are thinking: “Just one more time.” One more time around your mother-in-law’s nasty...
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10 Pro-Tips For Keeping Your Marriage Happy, In Spite Of In-Laws
Heather Gray doesn’t think your marriage has to resemble a sitcom scene. You all really can just get along. ____ So, what happens when… -Your mother-in-law babysits the kids for the day and you realize...
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I Moved In With My In-Laws, And Here’s How It Worked.
Yes, you read that right. Joe Deprospero purposely moved in with his parents-in-law. And it wasn’t a total nightmare. In fact, it worked. ____ I don’t live in my home. Sure, I sleep in a bed under a...
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A Letter To My Boyfriend’s Homophobic Family
A young man sounds off on the hurt a family has caused to the man he loves. It was a gift worth returning: the “gift” of conditional love. Here is what he has to say to them. — Congratulations. You’ve...
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Dear Dad: The One With the Question That Did Not ‘Stump Me’
A frustrated reader with outspoken in-laws turns to ‘Dear Dad’ for advice on how to gain control at her next dinner party. — Dear Dad, I have a question that is going to stump you. I was raised to...
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Holiday Survival Kit: Ten Tips for Managing Visits to Your In-Laws
View image | gettyimages.com It’s never as bad as it seems. So sit back, learn to laugh, and enjoy yourself! — If you adore your in-laws and delight in their company, consider yourself one of the...
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They Don’t Have to Be Your Out-laws
Steve Dustcircle is an unusual man: he gets along with his in-laws. — Maybe my situation is rare, but I doubt it isn’t: I get along with my in-laws. They’re kind people with generous hearts, always...
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What a Poet Does for a Living
How do you respond when your partner’s parents ask what you do for a living? — Video: YouTube/Button Poetry The post What a Poet Does for a Living appeared first on The Good Men Project.
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Vacationing (With Dude Dad) With Kids is No Vacation
What could be better than vacationing with your in-laws and the new baby and having shingles at the same time? Dude Dad Taylor Calmus gives us the greatest insight. The post Vacationing (With Dude Dad)...
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Who Else is In Your Romantic Relationship?—A Call For Submissions
How involved is your extended family in your romantic relationship (if at all?) — When you date/marry someone, are you dating/marrying their (extended) family—or is the relationship just between the...
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Advice for the Modern Man: 5 Ways to Improve Your Relationship With Your In-Laws
Embed from Getty Images To send in a question, please complete this form. All submissions are anonymous. ◊♦◊ (Question has been modified for space and clarity.) My in-laws hate me. Family and friends...
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How my Husband’s Love Made me a Better Daughter-in-law
Embed from Getty Images . Like many people, I first started thinking during adolescence about what I would like to see in my life partner. In India, where I grew up, the concept of dating wasn’t...
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3 Simple Secrets to a Long and Happy Marriage
— Love is a complicated thing, isn’t it? The truth is, there’s no simple solution to guarantee a long and happy marriage – but there are some easy steps you can take to try to prolong your honeymoon...
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My War With The In-Laws
Embed from Getty Images It was in the dark of night. My 10-month-old was crying in his crib. “Don’t get him,” I told my wife. She listened. I’m not afraid of crying babies. If I always focused on...
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Ask Erin: Am I Overreacting To The Way My Partner’s Family Treats Me?
Embed from Getty Images — She’s made all the mistakes, so you don’t have to… Ask Erin is a weekly advice column, in which Erin answers your burning questions about anything at all. Q. Hi Erin, I have...
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Love: A Lab Report
Love is not simple nor solvable. Nor is it finite, nor perfect, nor finitely generated, nor even countable. What is it, anyway? Matthew Zaremsky does some calculations. ♦◊♦ Hypothesis: Love. What is...
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When The In-Laws Are In Your Way
New parents. My husband and I were never planning on having kids. So, when a 9-year-old showed up to become ours, a lot of people had a lot to say about it. Foster children often have special needs or...
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Ask Erin: My Partner’s Father Hates Me
— Q. Hi Erin, So this one’s a little complicated, and I’m not really sure how to explain it without it sounding insane. My partner and I have been together on and off since we were teenagers, which is...
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