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« Reply #30 on: October 11, 2024, 10:51:24 AM »

Interesting times coming up - we are to visit my in-laws again for a week.

I have had no contact with them after we came home from the last visit (when they told me I'm a narcissist and a sadist and trying to get into their money) but that's is no different from normal. I still feel quite hurt by the things they said, and I'm a bit worried I might slip from my planned approach of "distant but cordial" into "hurt and passive-aggressive" if I am not careful. :/

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Well, I would take some time to think through how you'll react in different situations. 

What happens if it blows up again, despite your best efforts to remain tolerant?  Your wife - for whatever reason - decides to go that route again and triangulate a conflict between you and her parents.  Maybe she greatly exaggerates something you said or did that she didn't like, or maybe she makes something up out of whole cloth? 

What if there's no blow up, but a bunch of snide remarks, or references to last time? 

What if it goes really well, or they even apologize for things said? 

I think if you're mentally prepared for these things, you're less likely to slip into passive aggressive mode. 
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« Reply #31 on: October 11, 2024, 06:01:21 PM »

Weigh carefully what you say.  A standard warning we give to members is that you don't disclose your legal-oriented strategies, even if you feel you want to vent back.

Most of our ex-spouses threatened divorce so many times we lost count.  The D word just became another verbal attack we suffered.  But if you talk of Divorce, likely a rare statement, instead of it being helpful, it might trigger her or others to start strategizing against you or sabotaging you.

Talk about resolving things, if the atmosphere allows it.
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