Should In-Laws be Outlawed?

Interesting article. As a side note, I did wonder at the first author's note that most weekends were spent on a road trip of some sort- I wonder about the struggle of finding a local faith family to be a part of when the family is away- hopefully at the faith-family of their childhood- on the weekend.

It seems that most of these problems with in-laws come down to communication of expectations. If everyone is clear on their hopes first, then you can sit down as a couple and work out realistic expectations. Decide them as a couple, then present the solutions to the inlaws as a couple. Just as with children, weighing the options and then coming down on a mutually acceptable solution before presenting it is important. Stay positive and united, so you don't get positively untied.

For instance, when you want to spend 2 weekends at home a month but your spouse wants to spend 4 weekends at their parents, work that out independently . The same principles apply to all areas of concern.