A man has said he doesn’t like being left alone with his mother-in-law because she keeps flirting with him and even said his wife – and her daughter – doesn’t ‘deserve him’
No one likes dealing with unwanted advances – but it’s even worse when they come from your in-laws.
One man has been left horrified after his mother-in-law began trying to flirt with him behind his wife’s back. The man explained he’s been happily married to his wife for 10 years, and they recently decided to start spending more time with her mum after her parents ended their marriage due to infidelity.
But the increased time the man has been spending with his mother-in-law has made him realise that he doesn’t like being left alone with her because she keeps “hugging and touching” him – and has made several flirty comments.
The anonymous man said his wife’s mum started her strange behaviour by complimenting his dress sense as an excuse to “pat” him, and before long, her friendly hugs became “lingering holds”. And what’s more, she’s even told him that his wife – and her daughter – doesn’t “deserve” him.
He also said that on one recent trip to her house to fix her internet connection, she started “caressing” his head and gave him a “meaningful look”. When he told her to stop, she “brushed it off” and claimed it was “an accident”. Writing to The Sun’s Dear Deidre column, he said: “I’ve [been] avoiding her and she’s started badgering me by text. Now I’m thinking of blocking her number in order to get some peace.
“I don’t know how to solve this issue. We’d always enjoyed a good relationship. She even sided with me when my wife and I had issues a few years ago. She went so far as to say my wife didn’t deserve me.”
The man confessed he feels bad for his mother-in-law following the breakdown of her marriage and he doesn’t want to say anything to her for fear of “breaking her heart more than it already has been”. However, the advice he was given in response to his letter was to make it clear that her behaviour is unacceptable, as she’s “overstepping boundaries”.
The Dear Deidre columnists wrote back: “If she does touch you again, you need to assert that her behaviour makes you uncomfortable and that she needs to stop. You could even reiterate that you’re happily married to her daughter, and that this inappropriate behaviour is not fair on her.”
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