This study investigated married women's experiences of the relationship between their husbands
and their mothers. Methods: Using Giorgi's phenomenological method, the researchers extracted four
components: blindness to the relationship between mother-in-law and son-in-law, being open-minded about
the conflict within the relationship between mother-in-law and son-in-law, expanding a self-centered
perspective to a broader perspective, and having a new perspective of the family relationship. Results: If
participants had a more emotionally intimate relationship with their mothers than with their husbands, the
relationships between the husband and wife and between the mother-in-law and son-in-law were
exacerbated. Participants examined their level of emotional separation from their mother, their involvement
in the relationship between mother-in-law and son-in-law, and the stability of their marriage. Conclusions:
Through all the discomforts and conflicts, participants experienced marriage as a process for reaching
maturity.