It’s no news that marriage in Nigeria is culturally seen as a union of the couple and their respective families, so, it is not strange to find in-laws and relatives moving in with the newly wedded couple after the wedding
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Coping with a spouse unfriendly with your parents can be difficult. Though some see nothing wrong with their spouses not getting along with their parents, others find it very wrong and would never tolerate it. However, some married Nigerians who
Marriage experts have shared some useful tips on how couples can handle demands from their in-laws. A married Nigerian man simply identified as Isaac shared his personal experience with his in-laws. Isaac told PUNCH reporter as he emptied the third
The unrest in the household of Nigeria’s First family is still generating reactions from across the nation. As reactions continue to trail the drama in the Aso Villa, a staunch President Buhari supporter, Ibrahim Ali Gombe, took to Facebook to
A fresh crisis on Monday erupted at President Muhammadu Buhari’s home as his wife, Aisha, battled the Dauras, the President’s uncle. If you thought that in-law woes were meant for only the poor and middle-class women, best think again. The
How do I handle this situation with my in-laws without starting a war? Been married for 3 years with a daughter. My husband lives abroad while I work and own a store with a sales girl working for me. Before
I’m having an issue with my in-laws, so I want to know if I’m the one with the ‘wahala’ or if I am over reacting. They always come to my house, sometimes, early in the morning. They would even wake
A Russian husband stabbed his parents in-law to death and wounded his two-year-old daughter in a drunken rage after his wife told him she wanted a divorce, according to police. Welder Aleksey Dogadov, 39, has reportedly confessed to the double
I thought MIL came here to help me but how dead wrong I was. I have 5 kids under 5. My boys are 4 and 2 years old and my triplets are 11 weeks old. My husband works from 9 a.m
Continued from part one For MIL’s meeting, I did the cooking with her 2nd daughter who kept some meat back claiming her mom may need them later. I did not know that she didn’t run it by her mom. Along
I need mature advice on this issue bothering me. Is my brother-in-law right to scare me with this words, despite all they have done against hubby. I’m 24, married to a 34 year-old man and blessed with two kids. My husband
Hubby has been given the ultimatum to choose between me and his father. Here’s my story… “Mariam, you have only 15 minutes to spend at that party. Come back home afterwards. Just show your face to the celebrant and return
A Nigerian woman identified as @nerdy_dami took to her Twitter handle to reveal what the in-laws of her recently widowed friend did to her immediately after her husband died in the hospital. The concerned friend revealed that the in-laws had not
Am I in the wrong to block MIL from coming to my house? Please hear me out. I have been married for four years now with two children. My challenge is that for like 2 years now, I have not
Good day every one in the house, please it is going to be a long post, kindly bear with me. I need advice on how to go about this situation. What is going on is like a time bomb, waiting
I’m a first time mum who wants to know if I can lead a happy life without in-laws like mine Somehow, my in-laws concluded that I am the one who doesn’t allow my hubby call and always visit them, which
My hubby left home 2 weeks ago because we have been having issues. These issues are not infidelity related. Like, he stopped feeding at home and each time I asked, I got no answers. At a point I had to
I want you to tell me where I went or I am going wrong. When hubby got his American Visa last year, our rent had just expired. All the monies we gathered together were penned down for his trip. As
Should I be worried? Here are the details of the story! My Hubby and I rented a two-bedroom boys quarter apartment together. My marriage is a year plus, yet, we have no savings or property that we can rely on, reason
I got married 3 years ago. My first 2 years of marriage was frustrating even though my husband loved me so much beyond words can express. He doesn’t earn much but we manage. He used to give his parent N5k
My husband who at any disagreement was always beating me begrudges me. It became too much but his family did not see any wrong doing with him. On this particular day, he locked the door and was hitting me continously.
I have distanced myself from my in-laws because of my experience with them. When husband and I were about to get married, his mother kept discouraging him from pursuing the marriage. She said all sorts of things about me. The
I am short of wisdom and need your advice on this issue. I write in tears. I got married in 2009. When I came for introduction, my wife’s family received me well. But when I came back for the traditional marriage
A piece of my mind to my meddling manipulative In-laws. Yes he’s your son/brother, I’m not disputing that but remember how it all started and you could have stopped it but you chose to play along. He met me, a
There’s a popular saying that goes “when you marry your spouse, not only do you marry them, you marry their family.” This is so true. The same way you respect your husband or wife, should be the same way you
