Finding ways to get along better with your mother-in-law, whether you're already close or sometimes disagree, can make a difference in your own relationship with her as well as your marriage. Keeping ...

Pop culture tropes set us up to think that the mother-in-law relationship is inherently fraught or even toxic. (Think: Charlotte York and Bunny MacDougal in “Sex and the City.” Or Jennifer Lopez and ...

Mother-in-law relationships can be wonderful, challenging, or somewhere in between. Understanding the different personality types helps you respond with patience and clarity instead of frustration.

It’s often said that a baby brings families together. While true, we often don’t discuss how the birth of a child can also drive a wedge between new parents and their in-laws. If it feels as though ...

Plus, how to make a better impression on your partner's family.

In the U.S., approximately two million marriages occur annually. Some quick calculus reveals that these marriages create, on average, 8 million in-law relationships, not accounting for step-in-law ...

Once her son was born, she writes, her mother-in-law stopped respecting her boundaries Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has ...

Dear Annie: I wanted to follow up on a letter you published on June 21, 2025, about my complicated relationship with my sister-in-law, who I started to develop romantic feelings for after the death of ...

Nothing kicks off the holidays quite like family drama, and no one does it better than mothers-in-law. Okay, to be fair, not all in-law relationships are strained, and there are plenty of wives who ...