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What I Wish My Son-in-Law Would Do More Often, According to 15 Fathers-in-Law

By Matt Christensen

The Extreme Cost of Not Living Near Grandparents

By Virginia Pelley

How to Keep Your In-Laws In Check (Without Pissing Off Your Spouse)

By Jeremy Brown

What Happens When Parents Return to Their Hometown

By Melaina Juntti

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The Very Real Consequences of Cutting off Your Parents

By Virginia Pelley

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How to Be the Best Son-In-Law You Can Be A little bit of effort goes a long way.

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What Happened When I Lost My Temper With My Mother-In-Law For the First Time "While the help was appreciated, I didn’t want her to be taking every opportunity to care for her. I needed time with my daughter, too"

When Bad Fathers Become Fantastic Grandfathers Many bad dads are good grandfathers. The question is how do you deal with this new version of the man who was so different with you?

7 Tips for Setting Boundaries With Your In-Laws, According to a Therapist In-laws can quickly feel like intruders. Here's how to make sure that doesn't happen.

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A Playbook For Dealing With Overbearing In-Laws It's all about establishing reasonable separation.

6 Well-Meaning Phrases to Avoid Saying to Your Mother-in-Law The road to an aggravated in-law is paved with good intentions.

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The Best Way to Respond to Passive Aggressive Relatives You will encounter them. Here's your best defense.

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