Familiar with The Cold Shoulder of Your Boyfriend’s Mam? There’s a Reason She’s Being so Mean

Falling in love with someone is great but we often don’t sign up for his crazy family!

The cold shoulder of the Mammy can be hard to take but a new study has revealed that one in three parents set out to sabotage their child’s relationship.

The research, which was commissioned by Penguin Books, revealed that mothers deliberately start arguments between their child and their boyfriend or girlfriend when they think their relationship is unsuitable.

Sneaky mothers are also devils for not passing on messages and slyly listening to their child’s phone conversations.

Ali Cronin, the writer of teenage series Girl Heart Boy: Rumour Has It said: ''As a parent, I think falling in love for the first time - and the inevitable heartbreak when it ends - is all part of growing up and the best option is usually to let your child get on with it, but be there for support when things don't end up as they had hoped,” she said.

One in three mothers sabotage the relationships of their children

Rose Gardner, the editor of the series said: ''We wanted to investigate parents' attitudes towards their teens' romantic relationships.”

''The survey revealed that a third of parents disapprove of their child's love interest because they're too old, or too dangerous - and true to form, older boys and bad boys are a recurring theme in our series,” she said.

The survey also found that moms struggle with accepting that their child has grown up and one in ten admitted that they dislike their child’s partner so much that they do their best to break up the relationship any way they can.

Have you ever been in the firing line of your boyfriend's crazy mother?