Re: Caught between wife and parents
No one wants that situation. As you already stated, this isn’t anything new. She has been like this since immediately after marriage. At this point, it’s not like he’s surprised by this. C can want his wife to get long with his parents all he wants. But if the wife isn’t willing to put an effort into it…there is nothing C can do EXCEPT decide how long he’s willing to tolerate her behavior.
By creating a big deal out of this…what did C accomplish? She still hasn’t changed her mind about his parents. Things are strained at home and by him not controlling his emotions…it even got his parents involved and now they actually have a reason to think badly of his wife…which in turn validates her accusations. Not only did C create tension in his home but now even his parents/brother are stressed b/c now they’re wondering what the heck is going on.
It looks like it’s time for C to sit down and really evaluate just how much he’s willing to sacrifice for this marriage. If she’s actually against even having his parents visit the house they share…then C really needs to think about if this is the woman who should be the mother of his child/children. He needs to be fully aware of the fact that her attitude might not change even after having a child.