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"   Navigating a relationship with your guy&amp;#039;s mom can be super tricky\u2014especially if the two of you get married someday. And while there&amp;#039;s a ton of advice out there on how to make your relationship with &amp;quot;the other woman&amp;quot; in his life work, that doesn&amp;#039;t tend make it any easier. However, before you start preemptively stressing about how you&amp;#039;ll bond with your future mother-in-law, you should know that you may actually be better off holding back a little. New research  shows that, apparently, getting chummy with your in-laws can actually increase your chances for divorce. The study looked at 373 married couples in 1986, then tracked them to see who ended up staying together. The data shows that when husbands had good relationships with their in-laws, the couple had a 20 percent lower chance of splitting up. However, when wives were tight with their guys&amp;#039; families, the couple had a 20 percent higher chance of calling it quits. While you probably don&amp;#039;t want to completely shun your man&amp;#039;s mom out of a fear of potential divorce, the results suggest that being too close to his family can put a strain on your relationship (namely, she might not understand boundaries and will try to meddle too much in your life). So, perhaps keeping just bit of distance is actually healthier for you guys as a couple in the long run.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter @NatashaBurton or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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