Isn't this a classic question - how to deal with your in-laws? Well Carolyn Hax (WashingtoPost columnist) has addressed it and given pretty good advice on how to do that. In summary - Don't go for all out war, just pick your battles.
The other question she addresses is from a man who breaks up with his girlfriend after six years feeling that he was not emotionally connected with her. The natural reaction for most is a surprise - like "does it take six years to realize that you are not emotionally connected ?".
Carolyn has a very nice perspective on how to take it -
When people surprise themselves, it's usually a good thing -- even when it's a bad surprise -- because it suggests that a long-neglected side of them finally got their attention
Read the full column here - Carolyn Hax - Carolyn Hax: Learn where to draw line with meddlesome in-laws
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