He says he supports me but has never shown it. He now often speaks to her away from the house and lies to me about it.

Since I stood up to his mother, he has also pulled back from me emotionally, which he was barely capable of before.

I have been married for nearly 20 years. My mother-in-law has always been passive-aggressive, critical and mixing into our business. My husband never told her to stop because he never could stand up to her.