Who should I be angry with, my husband or his sister?

My sister in law constantly puts me down and insults me everytime we see each other. Yesterday she told my husband she wants to punch me in the face. (not the first time) My husband says she is angry at everyone and to not take it personal and to be the bigger person and ignore her. We have been married for ten years and this is still going on. Who should I be angry with? My husband for not defending me or his sister for being such a bitch?

Answer #1

This is a tough one. My aunt has been a btch to my mother since they got married 25 years ago. My dad never said anything and my mum had been upset about that for years. Finally, last year, my mother just snapped and told her off in front of the entire family (it was a family reunion). I think my aunt deserved it. She had been bullying people all day and was being a btch to everyone. Didnt make it ok, but for some reason no one ever stands up to her. Realize that it will cause conflict. My dad’s family thinks my mother behaved badly, my aunt doesnt talk to my dad, etc etc etc. My dad doesnt even support my mother. Which caused conflict with us (we’ve never had a disagreement about anything in 23 years…). So yeah, I think this situation needs to be handled delicately. However, realize that if she’s being a b*tch now, it probably isnt going to change. As for who to be mad at, I think your husband needs to stand up for you. She is who she is. But that doesnt mean that it is acceptable. Oh and my aunt… She’s never said anything to me. Mostly because she knows that my parents wouldnt stand for it. It is entirely possible for him to stand up to her. He is choosing not to.

Answer #2

I think your husband is just trying to keep the peace. He doesn’t want you two pulling him into a huge argument. It will end with ‘who do you love most’ and he doesn’t want to have to chose between you, his wife, and her, his sister.

Don’t be angry at your husband. Sit him down, and without yelling or getting upset, just ask him if he knows why she is doing this to you, what have you ever done? and what the two of you could do to resolve the situation. You need to play the adult card here. Calling her a b*tch, or deciding on malicious, devious revenge is not the way to go. Do what your husband said, be the bigger person. Just ignore it as much as you can. If she says something to your face, don’t say something mean back to her, just calmly ask what she meant by that comment. If she’s still being immature, just leave and say something like ‘I have no time for this behavior’.

This is not your husband’s fault. It is his jealous sister. She probably doesn’t like that you spend more time with him than she does (which is totally normal!!). Just ignore her as best you can, and talk to your husband about how much this is affecting you. Good luck.

Answer #3

It’s your husband’s sister…HIS family…so it is HIS responsibility to tell her to back off. Whatever he has to do…even if it means that she can’t come over, or you two can’t go to her home, then so be it. His first responsibility is to you…his wife.

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Answer #4

Well both of them but don’t be angry with your husband just ask him to defend you,but it depends on what’s making her angry.

Answer #5

I think your husband is just trying to keep things in order. But he still shouldn’t let her talk to his wife that way.. it doesn’t matter what’s bothering her, it doesn’t give her a right to talk however she wants to talk. If she’s an adult, she needs to start acting like one, and your husband should say something every now and then. You know, a simple ‘’Don’t talk to my wife like that’’..

You don’t need to be mad at him, just tell him what you think he should say to her. :)

Answer #6

I think his sister is being very childish and I think that your husband is caught in the middle between wife and family. I am sure he is confused on who to defend, how to defend them, and when it’s appropriate not to defend or support them. I think you should give your husband the benefit of the doubt and hope that if it ever got farther than petty BS than he would put his foot down and let them know they can not and will not treat you like that especially in your house or in front of the family at functions. She’s probably just jealous of you anyway it happens pretty often, and she is miserable and misery loves company.

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