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As a lady, you probably want to get married to a responsible, rich, and hardworking guy. But getting happily married to your partner is just icing on the cake. The main thing is to actually ensure that your marriage actually lasts and is filled with joy, love and peace.
A very rampant issue in many Nigerian marriages is the constant quarreling between the wife and her husband’s mother (i.e her mother-in-law). Usually, these quarrels arise from the fact that the mother-in-law may not be pleased with the wife’s attitude or her manner of handling her home. In some other cases, the mother-in-law feels like the wife wants to take “her son” away from her or “separate” her from her son.
It is natural for your mother-in-law to feel this way because your husband is her son afterall. Infact he was her son first, before he became your husband. It is for this and other reasons that your mother-in-law may feel a bit of resentment towards you. But be not dismayed. In this article, we would look at how you can handle a troublesome mother-in-law, and we would highlight five (5) ways to avoid quarrels with your mother-in-law.
1. Be Respectful And Courteous.
As a married woman, you must learn to pay maximum respect to your husband’s family, most especially to his mother (your mother-in-law). The reason for this is simple. When they see how respectful you are, it would “draw” them to your side, and if any form of quarrels arise, guess whose side they would be on? Yours!
2. Buy Her Gifts.
This may seem odd, but it is very effective. When you constantly buy gifts for your mother-in-law, all she would be able to do is to sing your praises. In this way, you have made her an ally rather than an enemy.
3. Be Prayerful.
If your marriage must last, then as a woman you must be very prayerful. Your mother-in-law might be a diabolic person, so you have to commit everything into the hands of God, for it is only Him that can deliver you.
4. Exercise Patience.
This is particularly for those who their mother-in-law stays with them. If your mother-in-law stays in your matrimonial home, then you must be ready to exercise patience with her. She would probably find faults with everything you do and if you’re a hot tempered person, this would most likely lead to quarrels, so you must be patient with her.
5. Advise Your Husband.
It could be that your husband was the breadwinner of his family before he got married to you. But now that he is married, he may start relenting in his obligations to his family. Now as a good wife, you must always help and advise your husband to continue taking care of his family. The reason is simple. If he stops, your mother-in-law would most definitely assume that you have turned the heart of your husband against his family, and that you are responsible for their problems. Then she may start looking for ways to bring problems to your matrimonial home. If you’re not careful, this may cause a divorce. So you must help and advice your husband to continue taking care of them.
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