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Would you take objection if your spouse wanted to keep photos of his/her late spouse on the parlour walls?

A young lady here in my village recently married a widower. He is 41, she is 24. They have been married 3 months now. He was married to his late wife 15 years before she passed. Everything has gone well in their relationship/marriage up until this point.

2 weeks ago, her mother decided to impose upon the newly married couple. The mother-in-law convinced the lady that if the man truly loves her, he would be able to move on and focus all of his attention on her. The wife asked her husband to take down the photos but he refused.

In response, the mother-in-law demanded the lady move back in with her and her husband until the man takes down the photos. The husband has filed a grievance demanding that if the wife doesn't return in 3 days, the family should return the bride price, which would dissolve the marriage.
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Adrift · 61-69, F
What country is this in?
SheGotSkills · 18-21, F
@Adrift The best country in the world: Nigeria.
Adrift · 61-69, F
@SheGotSkills Ok, so I wouldn't have a problem with the pictures.
Being an American I would simply tell my mother to mind her own business, but other cultures can be different.
I know that in some other countries that inlaws and family members have alot of say so and a bride telling her mother to pound sand might cause some trouble Lol.
I know of a guy from Nigeria who lost his wife in childbirth, he was so devastated.
He will never forget her and his love for her will never change, but in time he did start looking to find someone again.