Children-in-law can see things their spouses have become immune to triggering conflict — or growth
Tamara and Ephraim have been married for just eight months. Both are still very close to their families of origin and neither of them has the sense of marital “oneness” that they’ve heard so much about. They trust that this will come eventually and are patiently building their home one brick at a time. Today Tamara decides to kick a couple of bricks out of the foundation:
Tamara: You know your father’s an alcoholic right?
Ephraim: What? How dare you insult my father like that!
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