Setting family boundaries. Indian aunty.

Hey Your friend is stuck in a classic triangulated family system where the husband is emotionally fused with his mother and sister. In such families, the wife becomes the outsider who is expected to “adjust,” while the husband continues to prioritise his family of origin. Her suffocation is real this constant intrusion, exploitation, and invalidation slowly erodes a woman’s sense of stability, especially after a second marriage where she hoped for peace. Talking again and again won’t work because the problem is not misunderstanding it is enmeshment. Her husband cannot see the exploitation because he is conditioned to please them. The mother-in-law’s narcissistic traits and sister-in-law’s interference will not stop on their own. What your friend needs now is not more confrontation but clear boundaries: reducing access to her personal space, not entertaining daily visits, and calmly stating what she will or won’t accept. The goal isn’t to change the husband’s family it’s to change her role in the system. In therapy, we would help her stabilise emotionally, set limits without fights, and protect the marriage without losing herself. Take therapy. You can connect with me on nine two six six seven two six zero six five.