Survey Responses
3. My mother-in-law gives unsolicited advice to me or my husband.
4. My mother-in-law tells people things about me and/or my husband that she should not.
5. My mother-in-law criticizes me directly.
6. My mother-in-law criticizes me behind my back.
7. My mother-in-law has a favorite daughter-in-law.
8. My mother-in-law has favorite grandchildren.
9. My mother-in-law has told my husband he never should have married me.
10. My mother-in-law gets mad when we don't follow her advice.
11. My husband often takes his mother's side when she criticizes me.
12. My husband defends me against his mother.
13. My father-in-law is overly nice to compensate for my mother-in-law's actions or words.
14. Social situations are overly stressful if I know my mother-in-law will be there.
15. I have avoided holidays or celebrations because of my mother-in-law.