BIL is an insecure, stressy man who takes all his petty frustrations out on his wife. He is incredibly rude to her...puts her down at every opportunity at best, can be witheringly nasty at worst. He appears to have a very low opinion of her. She on the other hand is lovely. She has learnt to smile and ignore. I almost admire her strength of character in rising above it! They have been together 20 + years so I guess it works for them! Next week however they will be coming to stay with us for a week. I am already dreading it. I find his rudeness to her very unpleasant to witness, it has in the past poisoned the mood for the evening. He can be rude to the rest of us too, but to much less of a degree, and that I can deal with by mentally sticking my tongue out at him! My question is though, would I be out of order to pull him up on it when he is staying with us, in a 'not in my house' kind of way? Sigh. It would probably just make things worse wouldn't it?
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AIBU to tell BIL to speak politely to his wife in my house?
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QuickNameChanger · 27/11/2014 17:45
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