Anonymous wrote:How did you marry a woman that hates your mother? How can she love you and hate the woman who raised you?
What happened?when did things go wrong?
The problem is the mother, not the wife.
I doubt a man would want his MIL intervening in his marriage and causing problems. So why is it ok for a woman to put up with it? You are the only poster to advocate for the OP. He is WRONG. His wife has tried to be a good DIL but the MIL has gone above and beyond to make her life a living hell. Why did it get this far? because the OP let it. His refusal to stick up for his wife allowed his mother to increase her bad behavior. I feel sorry for OP's wife. What a horrible situation. I certainly would not have put up with it for so many years. I believe in "in sickness and in health..." to the very end, but if my MIL was disrespectful and DH didn't stick up for me, it would be over. There is no point in being miserable and fighting with someone who isn't trying to make the marriage work.