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Overbearing In-laws

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Image via Wikipedia By Dr Bill Maier Marriage is a difficult transition for everyone – especially parents. That’s why almost all couples have at least some problems getting along with their in-laws. One friend remembers his wife’s mother taking him aside during their wedding rehearsal and trying to talk him out of the marriage . She assured him that no one would be upset if he just called the whole thing off. He went through with the wedding, and now his mother-in-law accepts him pretty well, but things have never been terribly rosy between them. Adjusting to a new member in the family is tough for even the best of parents. It’s hard to imagine anyone good enough for your son or daughter. That’s why we all need to cut them a little slack. The best way to deal with an overbearing in-law is to accept them and move forward. A lot of patience won’t hurt either. From TODAY, Voices - Friday, 23-April-2010 ----- Related articles by Zemanta The "Trimmed Roots" And ...

For Better or for… what?

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By Dr James Dobson Have you heard the one about the wedding ceremony where the minister said: "Do you take this woman for better or for worse ? For richer or for poorer? In sickness and in health?" And the groom replied: "Yes, no, yes, no, no, yes." Of course we'd all like to sign up for the better parts when we get married and forget all that other stuff but that's not the way marriage works because that's not the way life works. Many young people go into marriage today with one eye on the exit door. They intend to stay together as long as it seems advantageous to do so. But in most of these unfortunate cases, a painful divorce is just a matter of time. Because trouble in life is inevitable and the uncommitted marital relationship can be victimised when hard times inevitably descend upon it. But the good news is that a strong marriage can be a fortress against the stresses of life. The key to a lifelong relationship then, in good times and...