After the wedding, I lived in my in-laws’ house in the countryside. After a year, I don’t recommend it to anyone

After the wedding, I lived with my husband in his parents’ house in the countryside. I know this is an increasingly rare phenomenon in cities. Hardly anyone currently decides to take such a step. However, from what I noticed in the countryside, this is a common solution. This arrangement can be seen in most houses in the town where I currently live.

I don’t recommend it to anyone

My story is not typical. I grew up in a provincial town, but after I got married I moved to the countryside with my husband. He is a farmer, he has a large farm. He couldn’t imagine giving up what he had and his job. However, I commute to work from Monday to Friday. In fact, my husband suggested that I give up my job. His earnings are enough for us to live at a high standard. However, I didn’t even consider this option. I know it’s very risky.

After the wedding, I lived with my husband in his family home. Initially, I didn’t see anything problematic about it. My in-laws live in a huge house, so I thought we wouldn’t get in each other’s way. Besides, we always liked each other. So I didn’t think that our apartment together would be such a difficult experience. After a year, I can sum it up like this: I do not recommend living with my in-laws to anyone. And if you have the opportunity, decide to live separately.

I feel like an intruder in the kitchen

Even though my in-laws’ house is very large, it only has a kitchen and one bathroom. This really makes everyday functioning very difficult. I usually feel like an intruder in the kitchen. My mother-in-law takes care of everything, she doesn’t want me to cook. And even before I became a wife, I always loved doing it. Besides, there was very little space for my things. I have one small shelf in the bathroom where I need to put all my cosmetics. My mother-in-law is extremely careful about keeping the house tidy. I think it’s almost her obsession. This unfortunately led to several arguments between us.

So no one will probably be surprised by the fact that after the first month of living together with my in-laws under one roof, I convinced my husband to build a new house. Fortunately, he liked the idea too. I hope that thanks to this we will be able to not only improve the comfort of our lives, but also improve the relationship with his parents.