How To Improve Your Relationship With Your In-Laws
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Julia Austin
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Stick to the boundary
Your in-laws may not readily accept your boundaries, and it will be even harder if you aren’t consistent with them. Consistency is crucial. “Whatever that boundary is, be consistent,” Dumaz says. “If you have a boundary, for example, on Thanksgiving, you need to have it on Christmas. If it has changed for you, communicate that. You can say, for example, ‘I know for Thanksgiving I said this, but we have talked about it and we have renegotiated.’” Even then, make it clear it was a discussion and decision made by you and your spouse. But overall, be consistent. “Just because you said it once doesn’t mean it will be respected. You have to be consistent and be firm.”
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