I need in-law advice/opinions

Erin

I’ve been dating this incredible guy for over 5 years. And we have been best friends since highschool. At the beginning of our relationship, we had some rough patches because we each had our individual issues with communication, perceptions, emotional communication, etc etc. it’s 100% because of his parents. His parents are SO toxic. Horrifyingly so. His mom is controlling and manipulative, gaslighting, wishy washy, you name it, she’s it. But because his dad was physically and verbally abusive due to some mental disorders she was his go-to. So for him, before me, that was normal for him. I HATE his parents because, at first how they treated him and his brother, etc, I’m pretty sure his dad is cheating on his mom. And now, she’s staying in a very scary and toxic relationship. We had recently gone on a family “vacation” to California and she “allowed the girlfriends” to go on the trip (we paid for ourselves) even though we are all adults (mid 20’s). And this was back in May. I haven’t been able to hear their name, know my S/O is talking to them, them calling him, them being brought up, etc without being literally FUMING with anger and livid. Might I add, we JUST moved out together far away to get away from them, him knowing his parents are like this. And we haven’t been moved out a month and we see them more now, moved out, than we did when we LIVED with them. What type of woman would I be to make him lose all contact. I don’t want to do that but what can I do? They have personally screwed me over and they legit bought a house from under us just so we couldn’t move out on our own. So of course, I’m not exaggerating any facts here, because I hate them. WHAT CAN I DO TO NOT HAVE SO MUCH ANGER AND UNFORGIVING HATRED FOR THEM. I am never a woman to force him to do things he doesn’t want to do and we have grown so much together and we are such best friends that they are not worth leaving him. WHAT DO I DO? I have a tendency to show frustration or snapping, or coldness for him for things that his parents do and it’s not fair to him. And for some reason I feel like this is going to be a fight we are going to have for our whole entire life being together unless something changes. How can I channel this so I don’t take it out on him? Sorry for the long post.

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