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[quote=Anonymous]Depends highly on the culture but I always liked that my MIL treated me like a new friend when we first met; polite and interested in getting to know me, not overbearing, respected boundaries and the fact that her son had a nuclear family. She was warm and kind but didn’t expect that we would immediately have a mother daughter bond or speak to me as if I was her child and provide constructive criticism, unsolicited advice etc. I view her now as a close friend and I like that relationship dynamic. When we meet up for coffee or she comes over for dinner we talk about life, hobbies, and work. We aren’t in a competition for who is a better wife or mother or who did things “right”. We have lived very different lives but I have the utmost respect for her. I think there needs to be that mutual respect and a desire to really know and care about the other person for the relationship to thrive. [/quote]
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