Urgent....need some sound advice for elseone. Case of MIL + Husband murdering wife emotionally

depressed_guy

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This is rather a sad story which i eventually convinced that Woman's Charter still HAS some value.

Call this person Ms X. She's married for >5yrs with 4yr old daughter and ~2yr old son.

She and her husband staying just side by side flat with husband's family.

She has been on bad terms with MIL coz of her temper. And her MIL is VERY protective of son despite son is near 35yrs old.

The relation between Ms X and her MIL deteriorated to the worse extreme as she is often seen quarreling with her husband which her MIL is extremely displeased and been telling her son to divorce Ms X.

Ms X's husband is on rather bad terms with her now. With her MIL added pressure the marriage has already been running on interest remaining from the past love. And her MIL those typical aunties whom wants daughter in law to serve tea to her at her demands.

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Above is a short summary of the relationship and condition.

Currently they're on most extreme case.
Ms X's husband family been scolding her and telling her to get out of family.....to stop bothering her husband so he can find another wife more "obedient".

Ms X husband also been quarreling everyday since couple weeks back.

Just a week ago Ms X climbed onto the corridor parapet wanting to commit suicide......
The reaction received......husband told her "please carry on and stop making a scene" and he went out to chill out.
Her MIL keep taunting her with extremely hurting words like "please jump and don't make empty threat"
Only her own sister there begging her to come down......while her husband family telling her to go ahead and jump.
Eventually she didn't jump......but her MIL there mocking "i said she won't dare to jump".

Now Miss X suspect the birth document and passport of her children are withheld by husband since she cannot find it despite she was the one taking care of it.

On recent quarrel.....husband wanted to go police make report in attempt to file for Personal Protection Order (PPO) as wife used nails to scratch him......no weapons involved....just cat fight.

He has since opened a new bank account for self and have all pay banked into new account instead of their common shared bank account.

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Seeing all these scenario can sort of concluded the husband is bent of chasing the wife away while making preparation.

Her 2 children dislikes husband's family. But her MIL feels very sore the kids is more attached to Ms X's family thus forbid any of her family from visiting the kids.

Any advice what Ms X should follow up next?
This is not an illustrated story....need some advice.
 


U might wanna provide more details stating what kind of advice u're looking for:
1. marriage is definitely over, what to do next?
or
2. how to save the marriage, although hub behaves as though he already wants out?

MIL behaved unreasonably right from the start? Bad terms with MIL becoz of Ms X's bad temper or MIL's bad temper? Always quarrelling with hubby and therefore MIL is not pleased, or the other way round, always quarrelling with hub because of MIL? Quarrel with hub because of? did he treat her and the kids badly? Does Ms X have MAJOR self reflection to do?

with so much unknown, probably difficult to make a fair comment. If Ms X is just quarrelsome and behaves like a mad woman all the time, then most in that situation after 5 years would probably choose to run away. More facts perhaps?
 
I think Ms X need some professional consolling advise. U need 2 hands to clap to make things became so ugly....

Seek professional help, she might improve things & prehaps salvage her marriage.
 
I think the hubby needs the most counselling + antidepressant drugs lol! He has to handle 2 bad-tempered, competitive women daily. 1 even threatened suicide. Soon the hubby will want to jump down to break free from them.

The kids are just weapons used by the 2 women to spite each other.
 
wjchiang: I'm seeing if any means for them to salvage the marriage.
The 4yr old daughter would be there pleading dad not to quarrel or hit mom(Ms X).

jojy: She gotten her husband to go counseling once but it doesn't seems to have improved. That in fact worsen when her MIL got to know and accused her saying she's the culprit for wrecking the family and why involve her son for counselling

green: Sadly the husband no longer heck anything from what i knew. But most certainly he cannot handle when his mom add stress on him.
He can rebutt Ms X everytime but listen to his mom and nv against her will.

From what i see now its her MIL wrecking the marriage and not giving change for them to salvage.
 
I think the marriage is beyond repair. The couple don't communicate well with each other. If they were rational in handling the conflicts, they wouldn't be so affected by the mil's words no matter how hard the mil tried to spoil the marriage.

I think a divorce may bring the couple and the kids more happiness. This kind of home environment with endless conflicts is bad for the kids. The man and woman will probably be happier living separately and being friends instead of spouses.
 
is this a case of "i would like some advice but i only want to hear what i like to hear"?

so dad hits mom. Does dad hit mom becoz he's just a wife beater or becoz mom pushes him there?
 
How did the marriage get worsen, are the arguments or the MIL the cause? I will believe that it could be due to the former with the contributory factor of the latter. What are the trigger factors of all the arguments? Perhaps lost can provide more information on it?
 
are there any factors contributing to the deterioration? Is it just becos the MIL is the picky type with hot temper? Cant the hubby see it?

I agree counselling will help but the hubby must also be prepared to salvage the relationship.

for counselling, ur friend can try the gov provided ones at

http://www.carecorner.org.sg/

good luck to ur friend...
 
Sad to say the marriage now is beyond repair.
The husband now initiating the divorce as per requested by MIL.

He specifically wanted only his 1.5yr old son coz his MIL said 4yr old daughter not on their side and "hard to train" her back while 1.5yr old son can "carry family name" and still young to teach.

I just see the husband totally no mind of his own. His own younger brother already left the family as he think the mother is beyond reasoning.
 
sad.. personal advice is must hear both sides of the story 1st b4 making any decisions. just me 2 cents worth,,,
i learnt being an investigator for more than 10 years that there is really always 2 sides 2 a coin...(sm ppl are just out for simpathy or drumming up support for their story)
Apollogies if i ofended any1
 

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