29/08/2025
💔 Family Interference Is Breaking My Marriage, Below Is What Happened🚨
I’m a 35-year-old woman, married to a 40-year-old businessman. We’ve been together for 8 years, but lately, things have become unbearable because of his family’s interference.
My husband is very close to his mother and elder sister (she’s 46 and lives abroad). They have a permanent room in our 5-bedroom house, and whenever they visit, that room remains locked until the next time they return. Whenever they come around, my husband practically abandons me and spends most of his time with them.
I feel like a stranger in my own home. During their visits, relatives and friends troop in and out without my knowledge or control. The only thing I appreciate is that they are good to my children—buying gifts and pampering them.
Recently, his sister returned to Nigeria and moved into our house instead of staying at her own place in the city. Days later, my mother-in-law also arrived, and without informing me, she came along with her own sister. The house was suddenly crowded, and I felt left out.
When I tried to talk to my husband about boundaries, he brushed me off. His mother even told me point blank that if I continue with my “attitude,” my marriage won’t last. That hurt deeply.
Since then, communication with my husband has broken down. He travelled to the village with his family and didn’t bother to check on me. For more than a week, he only called through our nanny to speak with the children, ignoring me completely. Even when I call, he doesn’t answer.
Now my daughter tells me he’ll be returning tomorrow, but I don’t know how to handle this anymore.
Please, is it wrong to feel this way? Is his family not destroying our marriage? How do I set boundaries without completely losing him?
