In-law problems aren’t a new concept. In 1954 Evelyn Duvall wrote one the first books about in-law dilemmas. Most of the complaints then were daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law griping about one ...

The moment you say "I do," you're not just gaining a partner. You're inheriting an entire family structure, complete with its ...

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Dear Abby: My daughter-in-law is very opinionated. At times, we get along. But, in the past, she has upset me by accusing me of not doing the right thing. She and my son have two young children ...

Pop culture tropes set us up to think that the mother-in-law relationship is inherently fraught or even toxic. (Think: Charlotte York and Bunny MacDougal in “Sex and the City.” Or Jennifer Lopez and ...

In an anonymous post, the woman writes that she and her husband's mom "have a very rocky history" that began with her first pregnancy Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

I've taken lots of trips with my family and my mother-in-law during my 20-year marriage. However, she and I have never traveled alone together until recently. We had a great time on our trip together, ...