How do you get along with the Mother-In-Law from down under? My suggestions for those in a constant cat fight with the In-Law, is to compromise, compromise, compromise. If there seem to be a struggle for power between the spouse and the mother, it's because there is a struggle. Each wanting to be right, feel loved, and appreciated by the unknowing spouse. In other words, one has to be the favorite. This is where the problem comes in. The competiveness, the sometimes belittling of each other, the comparing of the receipes, the proper way to raise the kids, etc. If it wont hurt you to let the all knowing In-Law be right sometimes, you may just see your relationship bloom.

Believe it or not there is a direct correlation between peace and happiness in your home and how well you get along with the In-laws. We have all heard the addage "Mother knows best". This is true most of the times, but not always. To have some sense of civility in your relationship with your mother in-law just let her think you believe the saying. I read a phrase once that said "If I agreed with you then we would both be wrong".

Although you may be thinking this very phrase every time you look at your Mother In-law, just let her think she has the upper hand a few times. All of a sudden she may begin to see you in a different and more human way. Will she love you? I don't know, but she may start to like you.