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When Your Husband Doesn’t Protect You from Your Mother-in-Law (or other toxic relatives)

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 16, 2019 | Tough Marriage Situations

When you have difficult relationships with your in-laws, it’s not up to you to sort it out. In general, it’s better if the blood relative intervenes on your behalf. But what do you do if your husband won’t stand up to his mom (or dad)? Or what...

Reader Question: How Do You Leave and Cleave If He Won’t Leave?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 30, 2015 | Emotional Connection, Resolving Conflict

When we get married we’re supposed to leave and cleave–but what if your husband won’t leave his mother and father? Every Monday I like to post a reader question and take a stab at answering it. Today we’re talking mother-in-law issues: Reader...

About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.