Dear Abby: I know what his two-faced half-sister says about my husband. But he doesn’t

DEAR ABBY:

My husband is a good man. He is also an alcoholic in recovery. We recently moved back to where his family lives. He now wants us to spend time with a half-sister who has said terrible things about him behind his back and acts sickeningly sweet to both of us.

I haven’t told my husband because I don’t want his feelings to be hurt, but I also don’t want to spend time with anyone who doesn’t respect him. I have tried dropping hints like, “I don’t think she respects you very much,” but he gets angry. He says he doesn’t care and that he spent time with my family, so now it’s my turn to spend it with his.

The rest of his family loves him. They are kind and want to see us, but the half-sister is cruel. Her husband is also obnoxious and comments constantly about how much he paid for t