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My in-laws urge my husband to divorce me and marry someone else

My in-laws urge my husband to divorce me and marry someone else

My husband’s parents are pressuring my husband to divorce me and remarry, holding me responsible for not discouraging his gambling habits.
My mother-in-law treats my child unfairly because she dislikes me

My mother-in-law treats my child unfairly because she dislikes me

I can’t stand anyone from my husband’s family

I can’t stand anyone from my husband’s family

My husband expects me to visit his parents every time I visit mine, despite their distance

My husband expects me to visit his parents every time I visit mine, despite their distance

I typically see my parents once or twice a month, yet my husband insists that I visit his parents just as often, even though they live five times farther away.
December 23, 2024 | 07:30 pm PT
My wife asks me to tell my mother to stop coming to our house

My wife asks me to tell my mother to stop coming to our house

My wife asked me to request my mother not visit anymore, stating that my mother often speaks poorly of my brother’s wife and compares our child to my brother’s, which could negatively affect our child.
November 5, 2024 | 11:48 pm PT
My mother-in-law, nearly 70, still serves my husband meals every day

My mother-in-law, nearly 70, still serves my husband meals every day

Despite being nearly 70, my mother-in-law still serves meals and drinks to my husband every day while he plays video games or scrolls through his phone.
October 31, 2024 | 06:53 pm PT
I hesitate to leave my exhausting jobs fearing judgment from my well-off in-laws

I hesitate to leave my exhausting jobs fearing judgment from my well-off in-laws

Despite the exhaustion my job causes, I am reluctant to quit because I fear that my in-laws, who are relatively affluent, would look down on me if I were unemployed.
October 28, 2024 | 03:25 pm PT
Modern lifestyles, bewildered mothers-in-law make for family tensions

Modern lifestyles, bewildered mothers-in-law make for family tensions

Hong, 65, fell ill from shock after a neighbor showed her a social media post by her daughter-in-law complaining about her, complete with an audio recording.
October 27, 2024 | 02:39 am PT
My father-in-law scolds me in front of my parents

My father-in-law scolds me in front of my parents

Once, my husband’s father harshly criticized me for being lazy and inconsiderate in front of my parents, showing them no respect.
October 25, 2024 | 04:05 pm PT
I get depressed because of my in-laws

I get depressed because of my in-laws

I’ve endured so much living with my husband’s family that I now feel heavily depressed and mentally burdened, especially because of my father-in-law and my two sisters-in-law.
October 21, 2024 | 08:40 pm PT
My mother-in-law scolds me for suggesting my husband give $16 to my parents monthly

My mother-in-law scolds me for suggesting my husband give $16 to my parents monthly

When my mother-in-law found out that I had suggested my husband give VND400,000 (US$15.90) to my parents as a gesture to make them happy, she told her siblings and scolded me.
October 20, 2024 | 03:23 pm PT
My mother-in-law reports my 'wrongdoings' to my mom

My mother-in-law reports my 'wrongdoings' to my mom

My husband’s mother has called my mother several times to report what she sees as my wrongdoings, and now my husband is asking for a divorce.
October 16, 2024 | 06:28 pm PT
My husband and mother-in-law are making my life unbearable

My husband and mother-in-law are making my life unbearable

I feel trapped in a nightmare as my husband physically assaulted me, accusing me of not caring for his deceitful mother.
October 15, 2024 | 12:09 am PT
My father-in-law asks to borrow my childbirth savings

My father-in-law asks to borrow my childbirth savings

My husband’s father asked to borrow my savings for childbirth 10 days before I was due to give birth, but I didn’t give.
October 11, 2024 | 10:26 pm PT
My husband becomes depressed while living with my strict mother

My husband becomes depressed while living with my strict mother

Having not lived with men for 30 years, my divorced mother is very strict with my husband and criticizes everything he does, which has led to his depression.
October 7, 2024 | 11:12 pm PT
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