Husband's Family "Accept" Their Daughter's Cheating Spouse
Our reader says adultery and lies are common in her husband's family, and she's lost all respect for her in-laws. However, she's on a shaky ground as she fears that speaking her mind out loud might affect the relationship with her husband.
I don't have a habit of interfering into other's lives and judging someone's lifestyle. Some issues, however, concern me directly. My dilemma is that I don't know how to manage drama that is unfolding in my husband's family.
It is common knowledge that one of my husband's four sisters is having an inappropriate relationship with another sister's husband. Knowing and watching the entire family accept, ignore and even hide the truth bothers me to no end. I don't know who is worse: the sisters, mother and father-in-law, or the henpecked "victim" husband who is more than happy to live in a state of denial.
I've realized that if it were my spouse, they'd similarly continue to pretend we're one big happy family, all the while their child could be sleeping around with their blessing.
I've lost a great deal of respect for my in-laws. How can they all silently watch this behavior and go on as if nothing is wrong? Anytime I'm in their presence, my blood boils, my tongue bleeds from biting it, my heart aches at the sadness and disrespect they all tolerate and show towards each other.
How do I manage these people? Do I even have to co-exist with them?
My husband and I are together for 20 years, he's been faithful to me all those years. He tried to talk to his sisters, but generally, he, too, prefers to just watch silently. I'm trying desperately not to let the adulterous intermingling affairs of my in-laws ruin my relationships with each of them – or worse, my own husband.
Source: Legit.ng
