29M got married in 2023. It was a love marriage, and we have a 1-year-old baby boy. I work in Dubai, and my wife and child are currently in India.
Before pregnancy, everything between us was good. During her pregnancy, she felt that my mother was mentally torturing her. I was not physically present at that time, but I tried my best to console her over calls and messages. Thankfully, the delivery went smoothly, and our son was born healthy.
However, during this period, we started having frequent fights. She often says she struggles a lot with raising the baby. Whenever we fight, she stops answering my calls and messages, and I end up begging her to talk to me. After some time, things cool down, and we go back to normal but this cycle keeps repeating.
Last month, during a casual conversation, I jokingly said I was planning to buy a bike. She strongly opposed it. During the argument, I questioned what her family (especially her mother) did for me when I married her. That escalated the situation badly.
Since then, she has stopped talking to me completely. I tried calling her mother as well, but neither of them are answering my calls. Now she is bringing up old issues again, saying my mother mentally tortured her during pregnancy. I haven’t seen my wife and child for more than a month now, and it’s affecting me badly.
One more thing: her mother is divorced, and I feel she may be influencing my wife negatively, but I’m not sure.
I genuinely want to resolve this peacefully and save my marriage. I want my family to be together and don’t want constant fights or misunderstandings.
Has anyone gone through something similar (long-distance marriage, post-pregnancy changes, family interference)?
What steps can I take to fix this situation and rebuild peace with my wife and both families?
Any advice would really help. Thank you.