In Italy they call a man too close to his mother mammone—mama’s boy.Often,it seems,these otherwise macho men cower when their mothers act like she-devils towards their wives.It is a cause of serious marital problem,and,says Italian lawyer Paola Mescoli Davoli,62,“more times than not,if a man has to decide between his mother and his wife,he’ll chooseMom.”To help deal with this problem,a year ago Davoli created a course—now widely knownas mother-in-law school—in her hometown of Reggio Emilia in Italy’s northcentral region.Though the class is open to both wives and mothers-in-taw,the former seem the most aggrieved,weeping as they tell tales of the latter tapping their phones or hiring private detectives to keeptabs on them.For her part,Davoli counsels her mothers-in-law not to“go along on vacations”or“humiliate her with your superior cooking.”To daughters-in-law she advises,“If you have In Italy they call a man too close to his mother mammone-mama’s boy.Often, it seems, these otherwise macho men cower when their mothers act like she-devils towards their wives.It is a cause of serious marital problem, and, says Italian lawyer Paola Mescoli Davoli, 62, ”more times than not, if a man has to decide between his mother and his wife, he’ll chooseMom. “ To help deal with this problem, a year ago Davoli created a course- now widely knownas mother-in-law school-in her hometown of Reggio Emilia in Italy’s northcentral region.Though the class is open to both wives and mothers-in-taw, the former seem the most aggrieved, weeping as they tell tales of the latter tapping their phones or hiring private detectives to keeptabs on them. For her part, Davoli counsels her mothers-in-law not to ”go on vacations “ or ”humiliate her with your superior cooking. “ To daughters- in-law she advises, ”If you have