Woman Says Her Mother-in-Law Is ‘Ruining’ Her New Home by Moving in Just Months After She Got Married

A 23-year-old woman says her mother-in-law is “ruining” both her home and her marriage after moving in with her and her husband.

In a post shared on Reddit, the woman explains that she and her husband had only recently tied the knot and moved into a new house when he invited his mother to live with them.

“At this point it’s taking away from our life and a chance to start a potential family,” she writes, noting that her husband was raised solely by his mother and that the two share a very close bond.

Their home, she explains, is a four-bedroom with two rooms on each floor.

“We agreed to give MIL the downstairs rooms and the patio. So she has two rooms, then upstairs it’s our kitchen, living room, then me and my husband’s room and my husband’s office,” she writes. “I thought [we would] at least we will have our own level basically. I was wrong.”

She goes on to say that when they moved in, her husband declined to purchase much furniture, citing the fact that his mother already owned a significant amount. However, the woman describes her mother-in-law’s belongings as being near “hoarder level.”

“The entire kitchen is full of her many knick-knacks and every possible type of dish/container you can think of… she has her items in almost every single space in the home, including my husband‘s office, despite her having two bedrooms downstairs and a big patio,” she explains.

Even though the patio downstairs is twice the size, the mother-in-law reportedly prefers to use the upstairs balcony, infringing on the couple’s space. To complicate matters further, she has now asked if her long-term boyfriend can move in as well.

“I just don’t know how I’m going to go on in this relationship for long-term if this keeps happening,” the woman writes. “We’ve been trying for a baby and at this point before that even happens I need to make sure that she’s going to eventually leave and get her own place.”

Reddit commenters have been weighing in with support and advice. One wrote, “If this is how he is during the honeymoon phase it will only get worse the more ‘tied’ to him you become. I’d go back to my parents house and stay there until he pulls his head out or you find a good lawyer for divorce/annulment.”

Another added bluntly, “Oh honey, you are just a baby. You are way too young to be dealing with crap like this. You need to leave, like yesterday.”