Signs Your Mother-In-Law Actually Hates You

Signs Your Mother-In-Law Actually Hates You

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As if sharing your life with a loving, supportive significant other wasn’t bad enough. Here are the most obvious signs your mother-in-law actually hates you.

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She Challenges You to D’Rhakur, the Maternal Rite of Combat

She Challenges You to D’Rhakur, the Maternal Rite of Combat

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Two warriors will enter the sacred arena, but only one will leave with your partner’s heart.

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Your Brakes Are Mysteriously Cut Whenever You Leave Her House

Your Brakes Are Mysteriously Cut Whenever You Leave Her House

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Once could have been anybody, but by now the pattern has become pretty clear.

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She Wants Grandchildren

She Wants Grandchildren

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This is an obvious ploy to make you miserable forever.

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She Appears To Love Your Spouse More

She Appears To Love Your Spouse More

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Try as you might, you can’t get her to treat you with the same level of affection she gives the child she raised from birth.

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She Smiles And Is Nice To You Every Time She Sees You

She Smiles And Is Nice To You Every Time She Sees You

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No doubt about it, that woman is saying awful things about you behind your back.

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She Has Purchased A Headstone For You Engraved With A Death Date In The Near Future

She Has Purchased A Headstone For You Engraved With A Death Date In The Near Future

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Those things aren’t cheap, and she’ll probably be motivated to get her money’s worth.

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She Denies You The Anti-Venom

She Denies You The Anti-Venom

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The last thing you ever hear after that cottonmouth bite is your mother-in-law telling your spouse that there are plenty of fish in the sea.

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She Only Refers To You As “Grandchild Maker”

She Only Refers To You As “Grandchild Maker”

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Don’t need to read between the lines on this one.

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She Tries To Trick You Into Infidelity

She Tries To Trick You Into Infidelity

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Knowing that it would end your marriage, she constantly traps you in a room alone with alcohol, a bearskin rug, and an absolute stud.

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She’s Trained Her Guard Dogs To Attack You On Sight

She’s Trained Her Guard Dogs To Attack You On Sight

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Calling her vicious canines to go in for the kill is a subtle hint she may have an issue with you.

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She Scratches Your Face Out Of Family Photos

She Scratches Your Face Out Of Family Photos

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She doesn’t even do this to pictures of her ex-husband.

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She Makes You Sleep Alone In A Shed When You Visit

She Makes You Sleep Alone In A Shed When You Visit

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Of course, if it used to be a tent, she may be warming up to you.

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She Teaches Your 2-Year-Old The Quickest Way To Get Legally Emancipated

She Teaches Your 2-Year-Old The Quickest Way To Get Legally Emancipated

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You may be angry, but it’s still impressive that your child’s first word was “emancipation.”

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She Gives You An Imperceptibly Smaller Piece Of Dessert

She Gives You An Imperceptibly Smaller Piece Of Dessert

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She knows what she’s doing.

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She Stopped Having Sex With You

She Stopped Having Sex With You

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It’s natural for the in-law honeymoon phase to wear off, but if you’re not even getting lucky on your birthday, there’s definitely some underlying resentment there.

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She Turns Away From YouTube Videos You Want To Show Her

She Turns Away From YouTube Videos You Want To Show Her

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Even early classics like David at the dentist!

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Her Most Recent Holiday Gift To You Was A Hitman

Her Most Recent Holiday Gift To You Was A Hitman

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It would have been thoughtful if you weren’t the target.

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She Doesn’t Apologize After Running You Over With Her Car

She Doesn’t Apologize After Running You Over With Her Car

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If she apologized you could chalk it up to a mistake, but not if she runs you over and then backs over you again without saying sorry.

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She Just Won’t Die

She Just Won’t Die

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If she continues to fight for life, it’s only to make your life a living hell.

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