Anonymous
Post 01/02/2014 08:57     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
My DH has MIL issues. But my mom is a piece of work and likely has BPD or NPD. He puts up with her pretty well (as do I) but I know she gets on his nerves, especially when she says not so nice things to me
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2014 08:44     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
I wonder if it is in part bc women recognize issues in their parents more than men do. My husband has issues with my mother, but I see them and share some of them with him, and so I run more interference to minimize her impact on him. Whereas it is only recently that, despite well over a decade of me asking him, that DH has begun shielding me and putting me first. I think a lot of MIL issues are worsened by the DH either staying out of it or by siding with the MIL, however tacitly. My MIL has not changed in the last year but my husband has.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2014 08:37     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
My DH has plenty of issues with both my parents He's just not on DCUM. And feels less need to dissect it with anyone besides me.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2014 05:33     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
Ever watch Bewitched? Where did that cultural construct come from?
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 17:54     Subject: Only women with MIL issues


MILs are jealous of DILs. Easy. I thought everyone knew this.



Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 07:10     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is this? You very rarely hear of men having issues with their MILs...


Really? Yet, men do most of the killing in domestic issues...


Yes, they do not say much but do more physical harm overall. Better to bitch then to physically hurt I say!
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 06:23     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
My husband has major issues with my mother. He's not going to come on this forum and ask for advice or spin yarns about them.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 01:45     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
Anonymous wrote:Why is this? You very rarely hear of men having issues with their MILs...


Really? Yet, men do most of the killing in domestic issues...
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 01:13     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
Men just don't verbalize like we do
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 01:12     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
My DH has serious issues with MIL.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 00:42     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
Women/women relationships also tend to be more complicated.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 23:12     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
That is because some women have major issues about sharing their son with another woman!
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 23:08     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
DH has MIL issues.
My mother is a right piece of work - something along the lines of what PP said
(And my MIL is a treasure.)
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 22:31     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
That's only because there are fewer married men on DCUM. In the hospital waiting room during my first miscarriage (at 10 weeks) my mother told DH she was glad I lost the baby because I was "getting fat." Trust me. He has issues with her.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 22:28     Subject: Only women with MIL issues
Why is this? You very rarely hear of men having issues with their MILs...