She Gave Her Husband An Ultimatum: She’s Filing For Divorce If His Parents Don’t Move Out Of Their House
Being constantly criticized by your in-laws in your own home, while they live rent-free and enjoy the life you’ve built is a tough thing to deal with.
What started as a compassionate decision slowly unraveled into something toxic, and now, she’s the one stuck cleaning up the emotional fallout.
This 38-year-old woman’s in-laws have spent the last four years living with her and her 52-year-old husband. Initially, she was supportive of them living under her roof, as they adore her daughter and wanted to be closer to her.
“The problem is my mother-in-law. She constantly makes disrespectful comments about my shopping habits, my clothes, like wearing shorts around my house or a swimsuit in our swimming pool,” she explained.
“I tried to ignore it, but it’s become unbearable. She once questioned why my name is on the house deed since my husband earns more (we’ve been married 20 years). My husband overhears this conversation and told her she was being inappropriate. She was also visibly angry when we bought a Mercedes to replace my old car.”
“I don’t discuss our finances with her because it’s none of her business. We don’t charge them rent, we pay all the bills and their cell phones; they only help with some groceries.”
A few days ago, everything spiraled out of control after her mother-in-law wanted to know if she had fed her cat and dog. She hadn’t since they are on a super strict diet.
Right in front of her face, her mother-in-law turned around and started speaking to her husband, twisting her words and making it come across like they had to be responsible for feeding her pets.
She freaked out on her mother-in-law and said that if she expected to keep living in their house, she’s going to separate from her husband since she can no longer be around her.
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“When my husband came home, I told him his parents need to find another place to live, or we would divorce and sell the house. He agreed with me that they need to go,” she added.
“Here’s why I might be the [jerk]: They can’t afford to rent anywhere near us since the cheapest rent in our town is around $3K. If they move to a cheaper area, they’d be over an hour and a half away.”
“They both have hearing and eyesight issues, making that drive difficult, and moving would limit their proximity to their only grandchild. I feel terrible about that, but I can’t live like this anymore.”
I don’t think she overreacted at all, because being disrespected under your own roof isn’t something you’re supposed to just live with indefinitely.
She’s been silently absorbing the discomfort while everyone else got to stay comfortable. Eventually, that imbalance caught up. I think asking them to leave is long overdue.
Do you think she’s wrong for wanting to evict her in-laws?
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