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CoffeeNColor
Master August 2017

How do you address your future in-laws? When did you start using their first names?

CoffeeNColor, on September 5, 2016 at 1:35 AM

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Curious: How do you address your FILs? Do you still use Mr. and Mrs. Last Name? Or do you call them by their first name? When did you start calling them by their first name? I used my FIL's last names until FH and I got engaged. It still feels weird for me to use FH's parent's first names!

Curious: How do you address your FILs? Do you still use Mr. and Mrs. Last Name? Or do you call them by their first name? When did you start calling them by their first name?

I used my FIL's last names until FH and I got engaged. It still feels weird for me to use FH's parent's first names!

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  • Ms. MRose
    Super April 2017
    Ms. MRose ·
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    I call his Mr. & Mrs. First name. He calls my mom Mrs. First name but my dad just by his first name.

    Most people around here typically use Mrs. and Mr. or Ms. first name to refer to anyone over 30

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  • Lorith
    Master May 2016
    Lorith ·
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    When we got married I stared calling my mil Ma. My fil I simply don't call anything.

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  • Ro
    Expert July 2017
    Ro ·
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    I met my FH in HS many many years ago, and his mom asked me to call her by her first name then. My parents are more old school, so they got the Mr/Mrs Lastname until a few years ago, when my mom just started going by her first name (This may've also had something to do with her leaving my dad and not wanting to be reminded of him, plus about 8 years of our dating at that point).

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  • Samantha
    Devoted July 2021
    Samantha ·
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    First name definitely lol

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  • ColorMeBlu
    Super May 2018
    ColorMeBlu ·
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    To be honest I don't think I ever called them anything. To my FH I always just called them "your mom and dad". Never really ever had to call them lol

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  • BoozyBaker
    Master January 2017
    BoozyBaker ·
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    I've been using their first names since FH and I started dating 5 years ago.

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  • S&J
    Master August 2017
    S&J ·
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    I started off Mr. And Mrs. But it transitioned to mom and dad. FH does the same with my mom.

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  • Melody
    Master April 2017
    Melody ·
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    I dont think ive ever called an adult by their last name other than teachers.

    Wasnt raised to I suppose. My mom doesnt even like me answering her with "yes, maam"

    I call FMIL by her name or mom.

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  • 2016beachwedding
    VIP October 2016
    2016beachwedding ·
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    Wow can't believe there are so many how use Mr and Mrs lastname. Must be a cultural thing , back home in every situation except kids to the teachers it's always first names for everything - this situation included

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  • KBtoKD2018
    Dedicated March 2018
    KBtoKD2018 ·
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    I used to call my ffil bud... It's not his name but kind of a nick name between us... He calls me bud, I call him bud lol.. And my fmil I just didn't call anything but since we had our daughter we call them nana and papa I guess so she can learn what they are called but she'll name them herself anyways lol

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  • Jennifer
    VIP July 2016
    Jennifer ·
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    I've always addressed my MIL and FIL as Mom and Dad, or their first names. Then again, I didn't meet them until I was dating their son for 3 years. They were already sending Christmas presents to my kids and asking to be called Grandma and Grandpa... so......

    ETA, he calls my mom and step dad and step mom by their first names. He may have called my step-dad 'Pops' once or twice, like I do. He'd never call my mom 'Mom'. Ever.

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  • Pumped Up Kicks
    Expert April 2017
    Pumped Up Kicks ·
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    They asked me to call them by their first names when I first met them, but I'm SO uncomfortable with it that I just try to avoid using their names at all (FH finds it hilarious). I just make direct eye contact and talk directly to them.

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  • Flying
    Master May 2017
    Flying ·
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    I call my FMIL Ma and I don't speak to my FFIL

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  • Laura
    Master July 2017
    Laura ·
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    I call them by their first names, but this is the first set of parents I've ever done that with. FH met my parents first and called them by their first names, which no boyfriend had ever done. I think part of it is an age thing - we are in our 30s. I think my parents would be put off if a 21 year old called them by their first names. Before I met his family I asked how I should refer to them, and he looked at me like I had two heads and said use their first names.

    In the past, I've been asked to call people Mr. and Mrs. Last Name, which sounds formal to me. I grew up calling my parents friends Mr. and Ms. First Name, and I still do to this day.

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  • Laura
    Master July 2017
    Laura ·
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    Oh, and my parents are in their 60s and when my grandparents were still living (all died within the last 9 years), both my parents referred to their in laws as Mr. and Ms. First Name.

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