After the can't-look-at-anything-but-each-other phase comes (sometimes LONG after) the phase where you join hands and agree on what to look at, together. Ideals, plans, vision, specific goals. Values that are better supported by the teamed pair than by two individuals not-paired. A lot of the stress goes away when there is a shared sense of being shoulder to shoulder, headed for the future and knowing what you, as a team, consider the highest order of honor.

It IS the in-laws' house-- not something you can control-- but you CAN control your point of view, your reference point, your context within which this temporary situation is set. Look large and wide, and when you two see the same spot, head for it, and have fun getting there.

~Susan