The relationship between a parent and their adult child’s partner can sometimes be a contentious one. 

It is only natural to feel protective of your kids no matter what stage of life they are in, and it is important to look out for them even when they are fully independent from you. Still, once they are grown up and busy developing relationships and families of their own, there comes a point where a parent has to accept that they cannot be as involved in every aspect of their existence as when they were little. Put simply, it can get to a level where it becomes weird.