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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even when the DIL-MIL relationship isn't toxic it is still competitive in a turf battle sort of way. That's true in every dilmil relationship I've ever seen. I don't think there's any way to avoid it.[/quote]

Of course there is. When I got married I tried really hard to have a good relationship with MIL. She was not having it. There is still a sense of “us” vs “them” in their family dynamic (that my DH doesn’t play into). Now that my own kids are getting older, I’m prepping myself for the idea that I won’t always come first. But I’m also letting them know we want relationships with them even after they get married. Another woman said to me recently that her DIL thought she knew her son better than she did and she was super angry about that. But her DIL is right and I’m willing to accept that. At some point my DC’s SO will know DC better than I will and will be first priority. I get that. I just don’t want it to get to the point where I only see them once a year or something. [/quote]

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