Woman Praised for Throwing Mother-in-law's Things Out of Bedroom: 'Divorce'

A woman has been urged to dump her husband for taking his mother's side after she threw his wife's stuff out of her own closet.

The 26-year-old man was branded a '"mommy's boy" after letting his mother move into the one-bedroom apartment he shares with his wife, without telling her, while his mom's own home was being renovated.

The couple cleared a few bedroom drawers for his mom, but the latter soon began complaining about lack of storage and asked his wife, 25, if she could use her wardrobe to hang up dresses.

Despite the man's wife refusing to share her closet, the mother-in-law waited until she was at work and removed all of her possessions, shoving them into kitchen and living room cabinets.

After furiously confronting her mother-in-law, the wife went to stay with her own mom. Her husband said she was being "petty" and insisted her reaction to the incident was wrong.

The woman shared the story in a Reddit post, which can be read here and received over 1,000 comments from users, who mostly suggested she stay with her own mom for the foreseeable future.

A study published in the Evolutionary Psychological Science journal said both men and women tend to experience more conflict with their mothers-in-law than their biological mothers.

The user, who posts under the name u/throwra-5776766, explained: "The renovations were being done on the second floor, so she had no reason to leave the house, but she said the noise makes her anxious.

"She didn't go stay with any of her sons (who have larger homes) but came to stay with us in our one bedroom apartment. My husband brought her in without even telling me."

The mother-in-law brought four large bags with her and asked to keep some things in the bedroom, to which the wife said "absolutely," despite not being comfortable with the woman "invading her privacy" constantly.

The user went on: "She started complaining about lack of storage to put her dresses and makeup in and asked if I could 'share' my closet with her but I said no for many reasons, one of them is because I need privacy and my closet is where I keep all of my personal things.

"She huffed and puffed but dropped it eventually. I went to work and got home at 8. I entered my bedroom and noticed something strange.

"I opened my closet and all my things were gone, her things like dresses and underwear and blouses were hanging and/or folded on the side. I was so confused I immediately asked her about it and she stood near the door and nonchalantly said she 'borrowed' my closet to store her 'expensive things' since keeping them in bags or the socks drawers was causing damage. I furiously asked where all my things were.

"She pointed at different cabinets in the living room and said all my clothes were there, and as for make-up, jewels were at the bottom of the kitchen cabinet. I lost it completely. I grabbed all her clothes that were inside my closet and threw them out of the bedroom."

The pair then erupted into a fierce argument, with the wife yelling at her mother-in-law, saying she was "way out of line" for kicking her out of her own space and she should take her things and leave.

She went on: "My husband came over and started yelling at me saying I was way out of line. He told me that all his mom asked me was to share but I was being petty for no reason.

"I told him it's my room and he lashed back saying it was his room too and I was being ridiculous. He then started berating me for telling [her] to leave but I took my stuff and went to stay with my mom.

"He tried to speak to me saying it was me who caused this fight and that he already told me this is all just temporary until his mom's house is done being renovated. He said my reaction was wrong and made his mom upset. He asked me to let it go and get right with his mom and reach a compromise."

After taking to Reddit for advice, the user received swathes of comments warning her husband "chose his mother" over his wife and telling her to stay with her own mom instead of going home.

"I would be telling him that nope this isn't temporary. He chose his mother he can have his mother and Op [original poster] will Move on," wrote one user.

Another added: "And why the hell didn't the husband move HIS stuff to make room for his mummy, since it's 'only for a short time' and 'no big deal'?"

"This. OP, why would you want to stay married to someone who doesn't listen to you at all? It doesn't sound like you have kids yet, so I'd RUN. Don't walk. Run out of this marriage. Don't leave your mom's house. Just send him divorce papers. This is your future," said a third.

Newsweek reached out to Redditor u/throwra-5776766 for comment.