Wife’s coddling of her grown sons is threatening their marriage
A husband in a blended family says his wife’s close, protective ties to her two adult sons — a 22-year-old recent grad and a 27-year-old who struggles with alcoholism — are undermining their marriage.
Dear Eric: My wife and I have been married a little over three years and have known each other for more than six years. This is a blended family, and my wife has a 22-year-old recent college grad, and a 27-year-old alcoholic son from her first marriage. This is my first marriage.
We are at an impasse in our marriage. My wife cannot cut the apron strings and has put her grown sons ahead of our marriage.