men loiser to in-laws are 23% more likely to stay married. that s great news. the researchers theory rise women tend to seat connectedness as intrusive meddling whereas men feel warned. if you are woman you shouldn t get close to in-laws and if you are a man you should? is that what you are saying. what i am selling you can t draw many conclusions by this particular study going off the fiscal cliff should lead to some nih funds. studying marriage and finding out that men should get closer to in-laws and women should keep their distance. what should do you with that? i will tell you what you should do with it have boundaries whether you are a man or a woman so that your nuclear family is really your focus. you don t want your wife to feel undermined and you don t want your wife to feel