New research confirms what many new wives have long known: relationships between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are really stressful. Sylvia L...

You would love to continue basking in the afterglow of your wedding day (who wouldn't?), but reality is setting in: you now have a new extended family to consider, and that includes a mother-in-law.

Families, in their desire to impress, actually can intimidate the other in-laws, setting up a hurdle to forming good relationships when they are trying to create a shared experience.

It seems to keep happening -- arguments with your husband about his mother. He just doesn't get why his mother is such a problem.

The three of us took the dress upstairs to a bedroom and closed the door. Peter's bride slipped the dress over her head. Christina zipped her into it. It didn't fit, of course. But my daughter-in-law-to-be looked beautiful in it.

Holidays are stressful enough without factoring in the many cultural codes and nuanced personal preferences. Having been a guest at some very awkward holiday gatherings, I've composed a list of DOs and DON'TS to consider when crossing cultural lines this season.

When you're newly-married, it's tough to decide which set of in-laws "gets you" for the holidays -- perhaps your husband's family is more traditional ...

The holiday season usually means more quality time with the in-laws, and according to recent research, it's imperative that everyone get along. A 2...

With holiday harmony in mind, give these seven tips a try and watch your family gathering go from miserable to memorable

At least for this bride-to-be, planning a wedding is not all it's cracked up to be. Given the family dynamics, budget worries, and blood, sweat, and t...

What you didn't realize is that along with that gorgeous man and ring comes his mother...your future mother-in-law. Sounds cool, right? WRONG! Your future mother-in-law is not the one who keeps her distance and asks, "How high?" when you say, "Jump". She's the one that movies are made of.

HuffPost Weddings has teamed up with Colin Cowie (yep, the bridal guru behind nuptials for everyone from Alyssa Milano to Jennifer Lopez) to bring you...

Reading a person's body language, listening to what they say to one another and how they say it and noticing who is talking to whom about what can give good information about them and their relationships.

Your son is in love and marrying the girl of his dreams so... what do you do if she is the girl of your nightmares? We'd love to tell you that all sons marry women their mothers love as much as they do but honestly, that just wouldn't be true.

No one really warns you that after that magical minute-and-a-half where you and your partner decide to make a lifelong, legally-binding, love-based commitment, a whole mess of other people get involved. And they can really put a damper on things.