2. Attending only one set of family events.
When he got hitched, the number of his family obligations likely doubled, while his supply of patience for cheek-pinching aunts remained the same. What to do? “It’s all about picking battles,” says Kristin B. Hodson, a psychotherapist and co-author of Real Intimacy: A Couple’s Guide to Healthy, Genuine Sexuality. Don’t make family plans without consulting him, and hammer out a balanced schedule for celebrating major holidays. If you’re traveling to your parents’ home for Christmas, for instance, maybe stay at a hotel instead of their house, so your man can still hog the bathroom like he does at home.