Every time my in-laws visited, my mother-in-law Monica would sweep into our home like she owned the place\u2014especially when it came to our bedroom.<\/p>\n
Without asking, she\u2019d march right in, shove aside my personal things, light her overly perfumed candles,<\/p>\n
and essentially claim the space as hers. I tried everything from polite hints to direct conversations, but nothing worked. Her excuse?<\/p>\n
\u201cThe guest bed hurts my back.\u201d After years of holding my tongue and trying to keep the peace, I finally decided enough was enough.<\/p>\n
This time, when she came to visit, I sweetly informed her that we\u2019d made the guest room extra cozy just for her. What I didn\u2019t mention was that we\u2019d transformed our,<\/p>\n
bedroom into a very deliberate\u2014and unmistakably personal\u2014\u201cintimacy zone.\u201d We scattered lacy lingerie under the<\/p>\n
pillows, planted adult toys in the drawers, left massage oils out in plain sight, and filled our streaming<\/p>\n
queue with a very suggestive lineup of shows. The next morning,<\/p>\n
Monica came stomping into the kitchen, visibly rattled and pale. \u201cWe\u2019ll take the guest room,\u201d she muttered stiffly,<\/p>\n
avoiding eye contact. I just smiled and handed her a cup of coffee.She hasn\u2019t set foot in our bedroom since.<\/p>\n
In fact, the last time they visited for the holidays? They booked a hotel instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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