Okay. You are now married. Done the honeymoon on Elegushi Beach and you
are set for the straight business of settling down proper. Your in-laws!
Did your heart just skip a beat like a damaged vinyl record? Calm down.
You are too young to have hypertension. Kool ya temper first with these
lines from The Mother-In-Law Book by Rosaleen Dickson:
'Lucky the man whose wife and mother
Love him enough to be good to be each other
Happy the man whose mother and wife
Love him enough to live without strife.'
On
a serious note, one major factor that will determine the success and
longevityof your marriage is the way you relate with and handle your
in-laws. Do it correctly, you have the most blissful of matrimonies and
get it wrong, you will sign the divorce papers faster than the ring
entered your finger!
We have criss-crossed the globe and today,
we bring to you and your loving spouse, 12 solid ways on how to relate
with your in-laws. Irrespective of your religion, tribe or background,
these universal values always work. Ready? Let's roll!
1.
Know Them:
Yelz. The very first thing you need to do is to know your in-laws. It
does not sound too nice of you as a bride not to know the full names of
your mother-in-law or what your