How Framing In-Law Conflict As "Competing Loyalties" Overlooks Dysfunctional Family Patterns

And Why We Need To Challenge This Argument

A dilemma is a situation that requires choosing between two or more alternatives that seem equally difficult, undesirable, or unsatisfactory. Often, these choices involve competing priorities, principles, or consequences that make the decision particularly challenging. Dilemmas over loyalties are at the heart of many in-law conflicts. But they don’t hav…