Originally posted by: suchitra_1
Marriage is a very beautiful thing.
But one must realize the importance of relationships and the weights of each of them.
The Mother is always a Mother and a Wife is always a Wife.
They both have different roles and are important. But the truth remains that the Mother is of a higher status than the wife no matter how much one wishes it otherwise.
So for a successful marriage one has to see the consequences ahead of time and know what to say when and to whom.
For example: If you are hurt by some statements/actions of the Mother in Law never complain about them to your husband. But rather find a tactful solution for it.
This is what I have seen that works and its my POV.
I feel that no matter how wrong the MIL is , the husband will never want to hear anything bad or, derogatory about his own mother.
If someone does do that , the husband will first try to solve it but when it becomes more frequent instead of seeing what the problem is and finding a solution for it, he will start ignoring the issue and assume that its just nature of his wife to complain. Eventually lessening the worth of his wife's statements/arguments/POVs
Everyone has their own rights and we should give it to them. They key is to prioritize.
Suchitra, that's not always the case.....but this not a peaceful solution either....if the husband supports his wife in front of his mom, then also the bahu is blamed (even if it's not her fault) ..i find it hard to strike a balance b/w my husband and my MIL bec. they always keep arguing and i'm sandwiched ! it's equally hard for a husband to strike a balance b/w his mom and his wife..
many a times it's the fault of the girl also...i observed tht with me and corrected it and i'm lot more happier after that...when my mom used to tell me to wake up early in the morning i didn't give it a thought but when my MIL said the same i thought she was taunting me...even tdy i get worked up thinking tht she's taunting me but it's not like tht always..socho toh bahut kuch , na socho toh kuch bhi nahi !
i think and that's what i've experienced in my life , that if ur husband is by your side, you don't need anybody else..ur first priority should be ur husband and lying to him or hiding anything from him (i think that it's not possible in real life to lie to this extent) , u will lose trust..one lie or 50 lies has the same effect ..u lie once and ur past and present sach is looked with suspicion..it holds true for both husband and wife..ur related to ur in laws through ur husband ..think about yourself first, then ur husband , ur immediate family i.e. ur children and then everybody else ...akshara wanted to please everybody at the same time but naitik and she herself came last on her priority list and hence this mess 🤢 Vishambhar thinks ke this is a problem b/w husband wife, i don't think so..the problem is bec. of so many other people in their lives like Gayitri, Rajshri, Varsha, Mohit, Nandini etc.etc.!