by Alyssa Hyman

Created on: March 02, 2009

Mother-in-laws are uncanny characters. Some are meant to be loved by their son's girlfriends or wives and others are meant to make their lives a living hell! The worst thing about them is that they are always unpredictable and they manage to show their true colors when it is too late to run. The best example of the worst mother-in-law is Albert Peterson's mother in the play 'BYE BYE BIRDIE'. She is much worse than Marie from 'Everybody Loves Raymond' because unlike Raymond-who knows his mother is crazy, Albert is completely oblivious and does not understand that he should not be controlled by his mother, especially at such an old age.

There are important signs to watch out for when first dating a guy. Watch for how many times his mother calls him, and see how many calls he actually picks up. If he is on a date ESPECIALLY the first date-and he picks up the phone; that should be the deal breaker. Of course, if his mother is sick or in the hospital-it won't count. When meeting his mother you MUST pay close attention. Watch what she dresses like-if she shops at stores you do, she obviously thinks she is much younger than she is; and that may cause her to act more as a friend and think certain things in your relationship are up for discussion...AND THEY ARE NOT! If she talks to him in third person by saying 'get mommy this...remember when mommy did that...' it shows that she still thinks he is her little boy and it also may confuse him and let him think the same. It is vital to watch how they communicate. If she keeps on telling him to give her a hug or kiss you know he is not that attached. If she talks a great deal about herself or situations that she is in, that is a sign that she wants it all to be about her and she expects to be the center of his world. If she does not ask questions about you in conversation then she has no interest in you and does not want the conversation to be about you, moreover she does not want her son to think about you any more than she can prevent. She should never give you relationship advice if you do not ask for it. She is indirectly showing her son that you are incompetent of making him happy and may perhaps further fail as being a girlfriend.

It IS wrong if a man puts you before his mother if you guys have been together for more than one to two years. Most of the time he tells her what she wants to hear to shut her up and to make her happy-even if it doesn't make you happy because you know she just needs to hear the truth. You shouldn't

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