Five Warning Signs of Future Mother-in-Law Problems

Michelle Knudson
Some people can get along with their future mother after they are married and some cannot. This article will explain in detail some red flags to be aware of before and after you get married. Here are five warning signs of future mother-in-law problems.

She Threatens to Sue If You Cancel The Wedding

This is one warning sign to run away as fast as you can when she threatens to sue you. You already know that she harbors terrible feelings for you already. She is a control freak that will always want things to go her way or the highway type of thing as long as you are in the picture. She will try her hardest to win a judgment against you in courts to recover half of the wedding costs that will haunt you forever due to garnishments.

She Manipulates You Against The Family Member You Love

You may not realize her manipulation tactics, but it is to destroy your relationship immediately. She doesn't approve of you at all. She wants you out of the picture so she does everything in her power to end it. She won't stop at telling lies about each other in order to end the relationship.

She Calls You A Loser That Will Never Be Good Enough To Marry The One You Love

She implies that she wish you never dated in the first place. She wants her daughter or son to marry someone else that is better than you. She will always judge you. You can not change her opinion about you no matter since she is very judgmental in the first place. It won't matter to her if you became a doctor since she doesn't like you due to your personality within itself. Nothing is ever going to be good enough for her even if you became a millionaire overnight. Remember, mothers do not like to see daughters and sons marry someone that doesn't meet up to their expectations.

She Doesn't Speak Very Highly of You to Other People

You may hear through the grapevine what she says to sisters and other family members about you when she thinks that you are not around to hear. It is quite obvious when your new lovers mother does not speak to you very nice at all. You can tell that she speaks not very highly to other people about you. She sends you bad signals that you can feel. You two don't look at each other with nice welcome to our home feelings, but rather get out of my life feelings.

She Attempts to Pay You Off or Threatens You to Try to Force You to Break Up With Her Daughter

She may tell you that I will give a certain amount of money if you go down the street call my daughter and end the relationship under one condition that you never come back into her life. She may even threaten you with certain things that she found out about you from a background check since she hated you in the first place. She really wants you out of the picture at this point when she does these actions that imply hatred.

Published by Michelle Knudson

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  • Melanie Patrick6/9/2010

    Fantastic article and all definitely great points!

  • Sophie S6/7/2010

    Thanks for writing this article. These are such dreadful tactics! I am just glad that I have an accepting mother-in-law.
    Sophie

  • Sandy James6/7/2010

    Very sad signs but they should be heeded.

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