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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a hard time believing that the MIL was so clueless. Clueless to the point of needing to write to Carolyn Hax to ask "what did I do wrong?" Really? It is so hard to imagine adults who are so lacking in self-awareness. [/quote]

MIL is looking for the "poor me", feigning obliviousness endorsement.  Thankfully, DILs are smarter than MILs these days!

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I have to add, my friend goes through this type of thing with her MIL (we are peripheral friends) all the time.  THEN.........MILs friends met the DIL.  The DIL is kind, pretty, slim, friendly, social, accomplished.....you get the picture.  Let's just say that my friend did not have to say anything, before MILs friends put the entire picture together.  After years of the cold shoulder, leaving my friend out of plans, and ill treatment in general, I had to spell out for my friend that her MIL is actually jealous of her, and she should stay away from her MIL.  My friend was shocked and saddened (she has a huge heart), but it really came together and made sense to her, that that is what has been happening all along....MIL leaves her out, etc.  My friend is relieved to know what the story is about, because my friend knew she had done nothing wrong.

Clearly my friends husband picked someone to marry that was *complete opposite* of MIL, for damn goos reasons (plural)!

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