Are you finding it difficult to get along with your mother-in-law? Do you wish you could have less stress over your relationship with her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whenever we think about a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, unfortunately, most of the time a negative image comes to our mind. In-laws can be the cause of a great deal of stress and frustration especially, to a young mother if she is not equipped to balance the demands of child-caring,
house-cleaning, working and nurturing the relationships of her loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mothers-in-law may be difficult to manage as some may benchmark you against their high standards, pick on everything you do (especially if you are living with them) and interfere when you try to discipline your kids. But there are some ways to help resolve disputes with your mother-in-law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renowned, marriage counsellor and relationship expert\u00a0Shivani Misri Sadhoo\u00a0shares\u00a05 ways to have a better mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship. Here, they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Pick Your Battles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Not\neverything is worth arguing over. If your mother-in-law prefers you to follow a\ncertain criterion when you keep your stuff. Particularly, if you live in\nher place, give yourself space and time to accommodate her preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to arguments over issues which are really important like\nthe choice of school for your kid, you can at least remind her in a polite\nmanner that you listened to her for a lot of other things and followed\nthem. Can she let you have your own way for this one thing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Try to Woo Her At Regular Intervals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You might be thinking. Is it really possible? Nevertheless, give it a second thought. Every woman likes to be loved and appreciated, not just by their husbands and sons but even by their daughters-in-law. Keep aside your pride and ego, and ask her out for her favourite activity or thing once in a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Set aside time and a reasonable budget\u00a0(you don\u2019t need to go overboard)\u00a0to take her to eat her favourite cuisine, shop for clothes, travel on an affordable holiday or treat her to a movie or a concert of her choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Give a beautiful bouquet of flowers once in a while and let her show it in front of her friends. Even a 3. Never Try To Out-Argue Her. Especially In Front of Others<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As\nIndians, we value respect towards our elders a lot. More so as a\ndaughter-in-law. Even if your mother-in-law is wrong, unless this is a\nlife-threatening event, let her have the last say and absorb your words. When\nshe is cooled down and you too, try interacting with her nicely, and ask her to\nconsider your point of view too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, it means you have to eat humble pie, but if you value your\nrelationship with her, somebody needs to take a step back first. After some\ntime, when she feels you are not a threatening daughter-in-law, she may change\nher stance on how she responds to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Find Allies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you can make an ally with anyone else to intervene on your behalf,\nfor example, your husband, children or siblings-in-law, do it in advance. Build\ngoodwill with them so they can vouch you\u2019re not a bad daughter-in-law when you\nget into a dispute with your mother-in-law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Discuss Your Concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many external factors that throw a spanner into your\nrelationship with your mother-in-law. These could include stresses in getting a\njob, managing demands of work and family, health issues of yourself or family\nmembers, or major changes diet, going back to your studies etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you do face external concerns, share them with your mother-in-law.\nTry to let her understand what\u2019s going on in your life and how you\u2019re trying\nyour best to figure these things out. She may just give you that little bit of\nextra space you need at the moment and at best can also, provide you with a good\nidea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you finding it difficult to get along with your mother-in-law? Do you wish you could have less stress over your relationship with her? Whenever we think about a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, unfortunately, most of the time a negative image comes to our mind. In-laws can be the cause of a great deal of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,274,156],"tags":[134,8,16,160,31],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-couples-therapist-delhi","category-best-couples-therapist-india","category-best-marriage-counseling-in-delhi","tag-best-marriage-counseling-in-delhi","tag-best-marriage-counsellor-in-delhi","tag-best-marriage-counsellor-in-noida","tag-relationship-counseling-in-delhi","tag-top-marriage-counselling-in-south-delhi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2140,"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions\/2140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saarthicounsellingservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
small act of love, like buying her lunch or dinner when she is sick, will help
to open her heart towards you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n