14. Spend Time
Invite your mother-in-law out for lunch to catch up every so often. If you feel you need to start smaller, coffee or a smoothie date is a good way to begin to cultivate a one-on-one relationship.
15. Bond
Ask your mother-in-law to teach you how to make your husband’s favorite dish as a kid. Food is comfort and a mother is always proud of the ways in which she comforted her children. This request shows your mother-in-law how much you care about her son, and about her as you open yourself to learning how to prepare the dish and, in doing so, about her.
