The mother-in-law relationship is a fabled one and it's generally accepted to be fairly fraught. Boundary crossings, misunderstandings and disapproval can pepper even the mildest mother and daughter- ...

While one woman's mother-in-law has always been "controlling," she recently crossed the line Nicki Cox joined the PEOPLE team in 2025 as a Staff Editor, Society and Culture. Her work previously ...

Oh no, she didn’t. When you marry someone — unfortunately, you also marry their family. Dealing with a monster of a mother-in-law after you say your “I do’s” is one thing, but having to put up with ...

Some in-laws can be overbearing, but when is enough enough? If your mother-in-law criticized everything you did, would you try to ignore her, or would you tell her to mind her own business? This woman ...

Mother-in-law’s weekly visits are hard to deal with. How can the letter writer be less angry about it? Dear Sahaj: My elderly mother-in-law visits once a week for lunch. She is outspoken about things ...

Now, the bride is left "scrambling" trying to figure out how to get the dress back A woman reached her boiling point with her soon-to-be mother-in-law just weeks before her wedding. In a recent Reddit ...