Marriage is not the matter of the two of you only but the union of two families. It’s not easy to to get along with your in-laws. Usually for the bride, most will have a hard time with their mother-in-law because the mother-in-law will feel that the bride is “taking” her boy away and that her son now has other woman in his life and his love will be splited between her and the wife. This will make the mother-in-law feels jealous, insecure and restless.

Here’s a way that might be able to help you smooth things out with your mother-in-law. Show interest in whatever she likes or cares. Ask her to share with you about her passion such as her antique collection, her cooking and so on. Let her know that you want to learn from her and keep the family together. You don’t have to spend a long time about it with her, just spend few minutes to show your interest and it will give you months of good relationship.