Man Feels Like a Stranger at Home After Mother

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A husband agreed to let his sick mother-in-law move in for a few months, but the stay has now stretched to nearly a year

He says she has taken over shared spaces, invaded his privacy and disrupted his marriage’s intimacy

When he told his wife he felt like “a stranger” in his own home, she called him selfish

A man turns to the Reddit community for support following nearly a year of tension in his marriage after his mother-in-law moved in.

Married for eight years, he says he and his wife have always been “a good team, communicative, supportive,” with a comfortable rhythm that made their home feel like home.

When his wife’s mother became sick last year, he didn’t hesitate to help. “I said yes when she asked if she could move in,” he shares, adding that it felt like the ri