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Survey: Do you get along with your in-laws?

Private User, on March 21, 2016 at 3:37 PM

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I’m curious about what kind of relationships you all have with your in-laws or future in-laws. My FFIL is so laid back, and wonderful. He is just grateful to be involved when we include him and FMIL in things. FMIL is very nice, but can be pushy and wants to be involved in everything—and our...

I’m curious about what kind of relationships you all have with your in-laws or future in-laws. My FFIL is so laid back, and wonderful. He is just grateful to be involved when we include him and FMIL in things. FMIL is very nice, but can be pushy and wants to be involved in everything—and our personalities are very different. Overall though, I feel pretty fortunate.

What about you all? Trying not to turn this into a thread bashing the in-laws, but I’m interested in hearing about everyone else’s in-law situations or even advice on how to get along with your in-laws.

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  • Wendy
    Expert June 2016
    Wendy ·
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    I've only my FFIL once. He lives in South Korea (military) but it was a nice first meeting.

    FMIL is wonderful. She and I get along wonderfully and have from the beginning (4 years ago.) Her husband (she married him when FH was about 13, he's now 46) is also wonderful. I just don't talk politics with them as we have very different views. But other than that, we all get along really well.

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  • Jen D.
    VIP May 2017
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    FMIL and FFIL are wonderful, as are FBIL and FSIL! I'm really lucky! To make it even better FH loves my parents and our parents get along wonderfully! I'll seriously be talking to his mom and she'll relay info my from mom and it'll be the first I've heard of it. FILs live up in the mountains and they've even had my parents up for the weekend!

    FMIL is very into genealogy and is even emailing back and forth with one of my Aunts and helping her research our family!

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  • Mrs. Velez
    VIP August 2017
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    It's a long story but no I don't get along with none of my ILs. I thought I was cool with my FBIL but nope I guess I was wrong. DF and I almost broke up due too much drama with FSIL and FMIL. I haven't seen or talk to my ILs for 5.5 yrs.

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  • Cattledogbride
    Devoted October 2019
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    My FSFI and FMIL and FFIL have a love hate relationship. It hasn't always been easy. When we first started dating they were great then the longer we have dated the worst they got it always seemed like they were trying to break us up for the first 4 years of dating. Now we have been together almost 6 years. They have slowly started getting better but theres still times that i go home in tears over something said or done. Also I have a very strong personality that they aren't use to so i try to tone it down when im around them, its just hard because I'm not afraid to speak my mind. I'm just glad my FH is nothing like them and is very sweet and caring.

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  • CrystalQueenB
    Master August 2016
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    FH parents pretty much adore me. I don't get to see them often because they're around my grandparents age, and are both dealing with health issues (cancer). FFIL sends me cards, and gift cards in the mail often. I think FH is a little bit jealous lol

    I really do adore them and wish the circumstances concerning FIL's health were different Smiley sad

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  • Kris
    VIP October 2015
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    I only have a mother in law. For the most part, we do get along. She does a lot of things that irritate me though, she's a very rude person at times.

    ETA: I also have a sister in law. We get along great.

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  • FutureMrsBrbr
    Master September 2016
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    My in-laws are great! FHs family has been kind and welcoming since we met. I am also gaining two BILs and couldn't be luckier!

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  • November Bride
    Expert November 2015
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    It's an interesting relationship mil and I used to really butt heads. I was raised to respect my elders and she really went out of her way to be nasty to me. There were times that I would talk back to her. When we were dating DH had a heart to heart with her about how she treated me. She told him she was sorry and didn't realize she was being nasty??? Really?? When he told her he wanted to marry me her response was why? Wait until you are older (DH was 30 at that time) this really hurt him. He told me about it and was like I wish my mother would just be happy for me. Honestly that was the most heartbreaking thing to hear. I didn't want him to cut her out cuz that's his mother but things definitely needed to change. When we got engaged, they came to visit us and stayed with my parents. I really tried to be nice and respectful but man it was hard. My dad noticed that she would take a dig at me every chance she got. After that visit she changed completely, she got nice and said I was really special to her. Now when we talk she doesn't make snarky comments to me and I actually love her. I realize she was probably battling a lot of her issues and I was the easy target. Maybe DH secretly talked to her idk she just changed, most ppl say it's cuz she realized I wasn't leaving. So now we have a much better relationship!

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  • Hillary Kate
    Savvy April 2016
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    Ugh. Sadly, no. They treat us like straight-up pieces of river trash. They are DEVOUTLY Catholic, which would be fine, except for the pretty extreme anti-Semitic and homophobic comments they make. And, me? I'm a queer, Jewish lady - so naturally they don't care much for me. And, the feeling is quite mutual. Though I suppose mine is less internalized racism and homophobia and more animosity towards their terrible personalities...okay, now I've started down a rabbit hole...

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  • VD2016
    Savvy July 2016
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    I can't not stand mine! my FH is nothing like them thank God. We are ok with having them be minimally involved in our lives. Out of sight out of mind kind of thing

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  • Quinn
    Dedicated June 2016
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    At the beginning of FH and I's relationship, FMIL was great. We got along very well and were pretty close. Unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worse. I am "stealing" her baby. She throws a fit and refuses to participate in anything if I am present. Every time FH goes home to see them, she asks if he is coming alone. It's a lovely situation. Smiley smile On a brighter note, I love his grandparents and they love me as well!

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  • NativeBride
    Super October 2016
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    My in-laws don't speak English. So from what I could tell by sitting in the same room with them and trying to communicate; they seem great.

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  • Crescent 1894
    VIP March 2016
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    My MIL, FIL, BIL are all amazing!!! BIL's wife doesn't have the best relationship with MIL and with good reason that I won't go into. But overall, they are amazing!!! BIL's wife and I are very close and I love hanging out with them!

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  • A
    Savvy April 2018
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    My FMIL and FFIL both treat me like family. I quickly got onto their christmas gift giving list, i have long conversations with my FMIL all the time and she really treats me like one of her daughters. I don't talk an awful lot with my FFIL or FBIL but i like them both and we get a long. FFIL says he loves me and loves that I make his son so happy often. FSIL is really nice, it took me a while to get used to her being soo emotional and attached to her parents but now i understand that to be a part of her charm.

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    Just Said Yes October 2021
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    No.. absolutely cannot stand them. Especially my fmil. She is awful to me. My fh has accepted that her and I will never be able to get along and stopped forcing a relationship on me with her. I decided to go no contact and it's been amazing. My ffil has been really awful to me in the past. Him and I bump heads a lot but he's getting better. Really hard for me to forgive him at this point. Limiting contact is the best idea. My fh has one sibling who is 3. His dad is kind of a perve and likes to date women in their 20s. As far as the rest of my fh family, I don't really like them because they were awful to me in the past as well. The only one I'm close to is one of the uncle's. I don't talk to the rest. I'm kind of reclusive plus I don't like drama or getting involved in it and it seems they do. My fh has 8 aunt and uncle's. My fh doesn't talk to a lot of them either. He's only close with the one uncle that I am too. My fh, grandma on his dad's side passed away recently. She loved me and told everyone to back off of me. If anyone bashed me, she would snap on them and told them she didn't want to hear it. So everyone has been a little better towards me since. My fh and I moved far away because of the riots, and drama with the fmil. Drama scares me away. So far away that we live almost 2 hours from my fh home town. LOL Anyways the drama seems to be getting better because we have an excuse not to be up their rear 24/7. The invasion has ceased a lot and it's been really peaceful since moving. Hopefully things change and my fmil learns to accept that she is not in control of her son's life, seeing as he is 30 now.
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  • Cassidy
    VIP October 2017
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    I have the best in-laws ever. My MIL and FIL are saints. They are such good people and have always accepted me as part of their family even when I was just a girlfriend. Also we don’t live nearby them but we talk to them every week. And my parents also get along awesome with my in laws. My in laws are so much like my parents it isn’t even funny. They are just not as wound up as my mom who can be a tiny bit overbearing. I love them and could spend the day with just them. They are the best and always help out everyone they can. Always.
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