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He Brought His Mom on Our Trip Without Telling Me — And Still Thinks I’m the Problem

My marriage has been overshadowed by my husband’s intense attachment to his mother — who openly favors him over his siblings, straining his family relationships and mine. He’s never acknowledged the problem, and any issue involving her becomes my fault. When he blindsided me at the airport with his mom arriving, I walked out. After trying to talk, he still blamed me, so I told him I needed space and went to my sister’s. He told me I was ending our marriage, but I believe it’s his refusal to see the truth. Now I’m

From the start, my husband’s relationship with his mother has been… intense. She openly favors him over his siblings, which has strained his family ties — and mine.

He’s never acknowledged the issue, and any conflict involving her becomes my fault.

When we planned a recent trip, I thought it was just us.

But at the airport, there she was — standing with her luggage. He hadn’t told me she was coming.

I turned around and walked out.

Later, when we talked, most of what he said was blame. He couldn’t see how wrong it was.

I told him I needed space and went to my sister’s. He told me I was “ending our marriage.”

But the truth is, it’s his refusal to see the problem that’s ending it.

I’m exhausted from the constant cycle: his mom can do no wrong, and I’m always painted as jealous or overreacting.