How to set healthy boundaries with in-laws: “Try to see what parts of you fit with them”

2023-06-05 14:13:43

They say that a couple is a matter of two but there are external factors that also play an important role in their future: family, friends, work, children… Today we stop at the in-laws: are they as fierce as they are painted? ?, are they meddlesome by nature?, can they cause the breakup of a couple?, how to establish healthy limits and, at the same time, achieve a good relationship with them? We talked about all this the psychologist Silvia Llopexpert on couple issues and author of the book Fuck it (you deserve better).

The ideal would be to know what place you want your in-laws to have in your life and try to get along as well as possible with them so that this is not a source of stress

If your parents are in the house every day and that doesn’t sit well with your partner, you should be the one to have that conversation with your family.

When it comes to seeing each other’s parents, you have to reach a consensus in which you both feel comfortable or the topic will become a recurring discussion.

If it is important to your partner that you have a good relationship with their parents, refusing or making excuses will damage the relationship

To have a healthy relationship with your in-laws, ask yourself first how you feel when you interact with them

The best thing is always to be yourself, but with nuances. If your father-in-law is a hyperserious man, he leaves black jokes