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Can tackle queries pertaining to relationship with in-laws especially in cases of love marriages, where both partners belong to different cultures or backgrounds or social strata or castes or countries.
13 years of married life, cross cultural experience, in India.
Masters in Business Administration
Love for one's parents comes so naturally but if you could equally be devoted to your spouse's parents, it does wonders for your marriage.
"WHY SHOULD I?", yes that is the basic question. But ask yourself why should you not? Does a little care and concern cost much?
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| Cindy | 11/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
| kajal | 11/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks dear.... it helped me |
| Lin | 10/26/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Vani for your advice,i appreciate! |
| Seema Ghosh | 10/13/09 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Ashwini | 09/21/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks a lot Vani. |
Hi Leah, The more you try to teach her a lesson the more influence she is having on your life. Wouldn't it be better to just simply ignore her and cut all ties? Hatred will only ensure that you are
Hi Alicia, You should not give up on a near perfect relationship but at the same time he will never get along with your family. So there won't be perfect family pictures and get togethers. You will
In that case Katherine, contact them once the baby is born. You are expecting and what if the meeting or phone call turns out to be a disaster, what if they hound you after that? No point in putting your
Hi Seema, In a joint family, can you tell your MIL to stay off your kids? You can't take your kids to your work place nor can you be with them 24 X 7. So there is little choice but to let her have her
Congratulations Katherine, But in my opinion it's a bad idea to even plan to see his parents. This is a crucial phase for you, any stress will directly impact the baby. I know how it would be if your

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