When you marry someone, you aren’t just committing to them; it means you are embracing their entirefamilyas yours. Or at least you try to navigate these new relationships with a positive attitude. And sure, there are moments filled with love andlaughter, but there are times that make you question what you have gotten yourself into. Whether yourin-lawschoose to be helpful or just make life difficult depends on a lot of different factors—maybe they adore your personality and are grateful you married their kid, maybe they find you annoying and wish to return the favor - you never know. Today, the team atBored Pandahas gathered pictures of unhinged things that in-laws do to make life chaotic for couples. Keep scrolling and don’t be surprised if these photos test your patience and make you appreciate your own family more.This post may includeaffiliate links.

When you marry someone, you aren’t just committing to them; it means you are embracing their entirefamilyas yours. Or at least you try to navigate these new relationships with a positive attitude. And sure, there are moments filled with love andlaughter, but there are times that make you question what you have gotten yourself into. Whether yourin-lawschoose to be helpful or just make life difficult depends on a lot of different factors—maybe they adore your personality and are grateful you married their kid, maybe they find you annoying and wish to return the favor - you never know. Today, the team atBored Pandahas gathered pictures of unhinged things that in-laws do to make life chaotic for couples. Keep scrolling and don’t be surprised if these photos test your patience and make you appreciate your own family more.

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Getting married to the love of your life is a dream come true for many. But all it takes is an irritating in-law to bring you back to reality. While there’s a good chance that your partner’s family will be warm and welcoming, there’s a possibility that you might have to deal with some annoying characters.In Asian countries, many people live with their mother and father-in-law after marriage. Building a strong relationship requires time and effort. However, inpatriarchalsocieties, a woman is expected to spend more time with the man’s family than he spends with hers. In some cases, a female might have to live with her husband’s family while he just needs to visit her family occasionally. When this happens, the dynamic between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law becomes very relevant.

Getting married to the love of your life is a dream come true for many. But all it takes is an irritating in-law to bring you back to reality. While there’s a good chance that your partner’s family will be warm and welcoming, there’s a possibility that you might have to deal with some annoying characters.

In Asian countries, many people live with their mother and father-in-law after marriage. Building a strong relationship requires time and effort. However, inpatriarchalsocieties, a woman is expected to spend more time with the man’s family than he spends with hers. In some cases, a female might have to live with her husband’s family while he just needs to visit her family occasionally. When this happens, the dynamic between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law becomes very relevant.

Mother-In-Law Hires Someone To Throw Red Paint On Bride’s Dress

Choosing Beggar Shames Her Daughter-In-Law For Using A Gift Card She Gave Her To Make A Blanket For Them

My Friend Has Been With Her Husband For 12 Years, And Her Mother-In-Law Still Does This On A Regular Basis

In a typical patriarchal household, the new bride has less power compared to her mother-in-law. The decision-making authority lies with the senior woman. In Nepal, womenreportedthey would eat food after everyone else finished their meal, and sometimes they didn’t eat anything as their mother-in-law thought it was an apt way to punish them for any small mistake they made. Some of them even needed permission to leave the house.

My Wife’s Grandmother Passed Recently. This Is What My Sister-In-Law Allowed Her Son To Wear To The Funeral

My Mother-In-Law’s Reaction To Us (Me, Girlfriend, And Daughter) Moving To Vegas. And When She Says “My Daughter” She Really Means Mine

My sister-in-law regularly helps herself with my whisky. I don’t mind sharing, but I brought it up several times that if she’s going to drink more than me and finish the bottles, she needs to replace them.The last time I brought it up, she flat-out lied to my face and said she didn’t do it. (My wife rarely drinks and doesn’t drink whisky). Now, I’m just going to hide my bottles.

My Sister-In-Law, Who Lives With My Wife And I, Regularly Finishes My Liquor Bottles And Doesn’t Replace Them

I’m A Financially Struggling Terminal Cancer Patient And This Is What My Mother-In-Law Got Us For Christmas

My Mother-In-Law Cut My Son’s Hair Without Asking

I Battled Alcoholism For Years. I Quit Drinking 19 Months Ago. Today I Received This At My In-Laws' Christmas Party

Studiesindicate that many Americans also consider their relationships with their in-laws a significant aspect of their lives. While the connection with your spouse’s mom, dad, sister, or brother can be similar to the bond you share with your own family, it takes a while to form that level of attachment. This is mainly because you don’t share the long history of parent-child ties.

I live on a corner lot that has 2 driveways. She always pulls in off the busy street to the front driveway. Then she can’t be bothered to wait for a break in traffic to back out, so she drives across the lawn to the other driveway.

My Mother-In-Law Drives Through My Yard

Mother-In-Law Won’t Get The Flu Vaccine So She Can Meet Our Newborn Son. Insists She Is An Expert On Vaccines

My Brother-In-Law Is Living With Us, This Is His Room

This Mother-In-Law Was A Control Freak

I’m Finally Ready To Laugh At This Story, So I Figured I Would Share. Mother-In-Law Wore The Dress I Wanted As My Wedding Dress To My Wedding

When Your Grown Brother-In-Law Doesn’t Want To Clean His Dishes

Your relationship with your in-laws depends a lot on the initial interactions you have with them. If an individual is able to create a good impression in the days before marriage, the chances are they will have a good relationship moving forward as well.For instance, if your future sister-in-law sees you as a warm soul, she might take initiatives to get to know you better. But if, for some reason, there’s a negative vibe from the start, chances are the relationship could be strained even further in the future. Your in-laws should know that you are open to the idea of building a healthy connection with them. It’s best for everyone if their partner gets along with the rest of their family.

Your relationship with your in-laws depends a lot on the initial interactions you have with them. If an individual is able to create a good impression in the days before marriage, the chances are they will have a good relationship moving forward as well.

For instance, if your future sister-in-law sees you as a warm soul, she might take initiatives to get to know you better. But if, for some reason, there’s a negative vibe from the start, chances are the relationship could be strained even further in the future. Your in-laws should know that you are open to the idea of building a healthy connection with them. It’s best for everyone if their partner gets along with the rest of their family.

Mother-In-Law Leaves The Refrigerator Door Open The Whole Time She Cooks

My Sister-In-Law Lives With Us And Uses Our Things. This Is How She Leaves My Peloton After Use. She’s Not A Child She’s In Her 30s And Conversations Go In One Ear And Out The Other

My In-Laws Who Use A Little Off Every Single Roll Of Toilet Paper Instead Of One At A Time

For a woman, when their husband puts in the effort to get to know her family, she considers it a welcoming gesture. Dr. Terri Orbuch, a popular relationship expert,saidthat women see this as “your family is important to me because you’re important to me. I want to feel closer to them because I want to be closer to you.” Wives love it when their family and spouse get along.

Mother-In-Law Is Against Letting Us Get Milk For Her Grandchild. We Live With Her And She Set Schedules For Us To Use The Kitchen

My Sister Got Married And Her Mother-In-Law Decided To Get A Bigger Wedding Cake Than Our Mom’s Self-Made. It’s Not The Biggest Drama, But It Overshadowed The Ceremony

That’s Weird. My Car Comes With These Attached To Little Straps

My Mother-In-Law Told Me That She Had A Bottle Of Children’s Tylenol When There Was A Shortage. I Looked At The Package While At Her House Today. It Expired 22 Years Ago

Mother-In-Law Steals Hair Stylist, So The Bride Has To Do Her Own

My Mother-In-Law Parked On My Rain-Soaked Grass, Then Spun Tires Relentlessly Trying To Get Out. What The Hell

And, in case you are unable to form a bond with your spouse’s family, you should simply set healthy boundaries. Try to have one-on-one time with your in-laws and talk to them honestly. Communicate your feelings while trying to understand what they need from you. Every time you meet for holidays and family functions, you can try to create some happy memories with them.Are you close to your partner’s family? Or do you find them annoying? Don’t forget to share your thoughts about this and upvote your favorite posts.

And, in case you are unable to form a bond with your spouse’s family, you should simply set healthy boundaries. Try to have one-on-one time with your in-laws and talk to them honestly. Communicate your feelings while trying to understand what they need from you. Every time you meet for holidays and family functions, you can try to create some happy memories with them.

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My Brother-In-Law Decided To Cook Up Some Steaks On My Grill But Forgot To Pull It Out

My Mother-In-Law Always Adjusts All Our Hanging Pictures When She Visits. Always Makes Them Crooked

This Is How My Brother-In-Law Left The Kitchen Sink When I Got Home

My In-Laws Are Monsters

My Mother-In-Law Started The Dishwasher For Us When We Were Away. She Used Dish Soap

The argument was about US politics. Differing opinions on political correctness. But there was no argument, there were just one-sided insults directed at my friend.

A Friend’s Father-In-Law Got Heated After Attempting To Initiate An Argument On Facebook. After Trying To Be Civil And Avoid Participating, He Got Even More Frustrated And Sent This

The Way My Girlfriend’s Brother And Sister-In-Law Maintain Their Tube Of Toothpaste

Mother-In-Law Sterilized My Daughter’s Bottles In A Pot Of Boiling Water… And Forgot About It

When Your Mother-In-Law Makes A Surprise Visit And Stays For A Month

Oh God, Why? My In-Laws Do This With Every Carton Of Milk

Someone posted a few days ago about passive-aggressive things in-laws do while at your house. So I thought I’d share the life-sized fireplace my Mother-in-law stuck to our wall where she thinks something is lacking. Excuse the brown wallpaper, it came with the house!

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Mother-In-Law Melted Kettle I’ve Had For 15 Years To The Stove. How Do I Get It Off?

I have been very carefully watching my first ever strawberry that I grew from seed. My mother-in-law was watching my kiddo this afternoon and picked it early and ate it. I am irrationally upset. I know there will be others soon but I had really been looking forward to enjoying the literal fruits of my labor.

My Mother-In-Law Picked My First Strawberry

Just before anyone asks, I did not touch or clean the stove from the point when she said it was so dirty it might kill her, I’m just so done with this woman y’all.

Apparently The Stove Is So Dirty It’s Going To Give My Mother-In-Law A Staph Infection

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My Brother-In-Law Flicked His Cigarette Ash Inside The Car

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The Timer Went Off On The Dryer, So I Went To Help And Found This In The Vent. My Mother-In-Law Said She Just Forgets

My Grandmother-In-Law Used My Favorite Mug For A Grease Cup And Stuck It In The Back Of The Fridge

Father-In-Law Visited Us And Took Flowers From My Flower Bed. And My Husband Helped Him

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The Way My Mother-In-Law Changes My Toilet Paper When She Visits

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Mother-In-Law Left This Rice Casserole In The Cupboards Instead Of The Fridge For God Knows How Long And Wants Us To Feed It To The Dog

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Self-Absorbed Mother-In-Law Is Butt-Hurt About Our First Baby’s Name. The Pictures Are From My Husband’s Phone

Father-In-Law Thought Temp Gauge Was A Timer

This is also just the guest’s downstairs bathroom, which she sometimes uses. The actual main bathroom is 10 times worse. There are multiple pieces of tiny used bar soaps everywhere, 4 body washes, three loofahs, and two shampoos/conditioners.

Mother-In-Law Purchases More Hygiene Products When Her Current Ones Are 50 - 75% Empty, Never Returning To Finish The Older One

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The Way My Mother-In-Law Cut This Watermelon

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How My Mother-In-Law Cooks Chicken Dinner When We Visit

Mother-In-Law Snatched A Roll Before I Was Able To Finish. Hours Before Dinner

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