In some cases, stories broadcast in the media have reinforced the stigma of the not so good relationship between the bride and mother-in-law, but on the other hand, other events have shown otherwise. Following are some of the most discussed cases of Albanian mother-in-law.
The famous mother-in-law
Liri Berisha, the wife of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, with whom she has two children, Argita and Shkelzen, was known before becoming Armina Mevlani's mother-in-law. Liri Berisha was known by the public not only as the wife of a politician, but also because of the Albanian Children Foundation, which focuses mainly on autism spectrum children. Armina Mevlani's connection with Shkelzen influenced Freedom to discuss bride-in-law relationships as well. Throughout the interviews, it was inevitable that the blogger would not be asked about her relationship with Shkelzen's mother. ?I call Lily, I don't have to call her 'mother-in-law'. I don't like these. We are highly respected and to me respect for one another is more important than the form it calls for, ?Armina said in an interview on? Vacations on Top ?.
Mother-in-law who makes you famous
This is a widespread phenomenon in Kosovo, where the brides of popular folk singers become famous overnight. Pristina televisions are paying special attention to their chronicles, which is affecting their popularity. We mention here as the most famous mother-in-law Shyhrete Behluli at this point. The marriage of her son, Kushtrim, was one of the most commented events in Kosovo in October 2016. The wedding of Shyhretes' son Laerta Spahiu has garnered millions of clicks on YouTube. "A Mother-in-law like Shyhrete Behluli" is a material produced by Prive, which has more than 3.3 million views on YouTube.
Another similar case is that of Gëzim, the daughter-in-law of Remzie Osman's son, who is constantly circulating through Kosovo's portals. October 2017's Hamit and Joy engagement - like a wedding and has more than half a million views on YouTube. Likewise, the wedding organized in April this year garnered a few clicks.
Mother-in-law who amazes the bride
The case of Ms Tefta and her bride, Greiss Petrovic, is slightly different, as both are well known in their field; Mrs. Tefta with her breakfast show and cooking recipes for housewives, while Greiss as founder of modeling company Grace Models. Invited by Rudina, Ms Tefta said she was amazed at the bride at their first meeting. ?From the first day I met her she was amazed at her appearance. It was a chance meeting. I was crossing the street and I see both of them. Sure, the guy introduced me, but for the moment I felt like a jerk. When Illyria comes home and asks me what Greiss looked like, I said, 'I have no words, you have chosen it right,' "she said.
Mother-in-law who does not give you a baby
The case covered in "Albanian Sunday" under the heading "There is a message for you", that of Eglantine's confrontation with her ex-mother-in-law, Natasha, who refused to give birth after Eglantina's divorce with her son , is one of the most clicked on YouTube. More than 2 million views are indicative of how much the case in question was discussed. On the one hand, Natasha accused the former bride of not knowing how to raise her little boy and wanted to work, while on the other hand, Eglantina accused Natasha of "bringing bad thoughts to the boy". The story on "Albanian Sunday" was followed by a rigorous litigation as well as confrontations in other TV studios, such as "With an open heart", where clicks are again in high numbers, which proves the echo of a such collision.
Mother-in-law who was poisoned with yogurt
In July two years ago, the Albanian Gazette published the case of a woman whom the bride had attempted to poison. Her interview circulated everywhere, be it social media.
Mother-in-law who was killed because she was a "magistrate"
Another shocking case was aired in March 2018, when it was discovered that the bride of the house, Marjana Cmeta, poisoned her mother-in-law with photoxin and strangled her with a hand claiming "it was magical". She went and confessed to Hoxha Shehu, not knowing that he was recording it. Hoxha did not deny it, but showed the video to several victims' relatives asking them not to tell.
