I'm afraid, even without hearing the other side, it would seem that your friend will never get the support she needs from her husband. He seems to me to be a typical mummy's boy. That is impossible to counter! As you say, your friend has so much going for her. I would suggest that, in a last ditch effort to turn things around, she tells her husband that she really cannot live in a house where she has no support. If he cannot have an opinion of his own and , when in agreement with her, back her in front of his mother, then there is no point in her staying in this marriage, as it is not a partnership as it should be. nev2u, you should continue supporting her by reminding her of her good points. She needs a good friend like you right now!