In-laws...

In the beginning it was kind of rough. But now its been ten years and things are pretty good. I consider them my second family. They help out when they can and we help them when we can. You are lucky to have a good relationship with your inlaws. I hear from alot of people as well that they don't like theirs. And congrats on the marriage.

Wait...what? Getting married?? WHERE THE EFFING HELL HVE I BEEN?! CONGRATS DEV!! THATS FAB!!! My in laws are fabulous....both my current MiL (her husband is long since passed so I never got to meet him unfortunately)...and my ex's parents too...especially his dad...I just ADORE that man to bits!! MY mum on the other hand is one of those nasty in laws...but shes a nasty person to begin with ;-)

wow, so good for you! I'm a motherinlaw, and i think to myself that its the hardest thing in the world. i love my son and his wife, and now they have a baby.. which i totally adore. i just cant really seem to get the same reaction from the wife. She is nice, but very guarded, and i feel as if i intrude if we are calling or wanting to see them. its a hard place to be this motherinlaw thing. i am so glad for you that you have a great relationship,, i hope it stays that way for you!

First of all, congratulations! I actually haven't met my in-laws yet, though I've been married for a little while now, so I really can't say. They seem alright though, and my husband's daughter is a gem. I get along really well with his "adopted" family, people he's known for 20+ years, so I'd have to say I've had it pretty good so far. My family absolutely ADORES my husband, and he likes most of them well enough, so it's all good. No worries, most in-laws aren't that terrible, it's just folks venting. Congratulations again on your upcoming marriage and on your amazing in-laws. It usually takes years to forge the kind of bond it seems you already have. Blessed Be

My ex mother in law hated me with a passion. LOL!! It was because I took away here baby. LOL!! I tried to be so polite so nice, nothing worked. I honestly can say that not all in laws are like this. The guy I'm with now his mom likes me loves our kids and is great. She also has the same birthday as me which we always get together to have lunch or breakfast. So if we ever do get married I'll have inlaws that I get along with. So you are an exception to the rule I find very few people around here that like their in laws but that is just in my small circle of friends. Have a nice one.

Well congrats to you.... I do agree with you on that for the most part but I must say some in-laws are litterally a problem. Some are overprotective and over bearing they think they can call the shots and run your lives. But I also think that some times it's not the inlaws it's the person your marrying in some cases they are too attached to their parents and won't move away. I am in that situation actually I have grown used to it mind you and they are really supportive and great grandparents to my girls but my fiance decided to rent this apartment that we are in and it's not the best place to live but he rented it just for the fact it's 2 doors down from his parents. So I think it depends on the situation. I love my inlaws and my fiance but I think it's time to move on. What do you think?

I have only problems with my mother in law. She is not as kind as I expected. You will feel when people around you are true but this one you'll feel she's a real tupperware. She made my husband a mamas boy and now he doesn't want to work. He's as lazy as a post standing in a corner waiting for a dog to pee on him. She talks behind our backs to other relatives good and bad..but mostly the bad part. Once I heard her telling one of my husbands Aunt awful things about me. She also promised my mom when I got married in the city hall that she will have us married in a church but it never happened. I am married for 16 years now. Once my husbands sister sent us stuff for my baby. She started deciding on it and giving some of them to other people. I finally bought a car this year but instead of being happy on my achievement she got grouchy bout it. I would never have my parents replaced for her. My parents are very good to my husband as well. They do not judge him like his mother does to me. You're lucky you got very good in laws.

Yeah I guess its kind of a standard that inlaws are horrible persons that you will have once you married. But in my case I may not be that close to them but they are not that harsh with me or they do not comment on me or anything that would disappoint me.

Please don't feel discouraged by what some of us describe as our in laws. Of course there are great in laws that are respectful and fair, that treat us like the family we are/ will be. That's what I expected as well since that was the experiences I had with my own family. The fact that it isn't always so does not represent in laws in general. I know both kinds. And usually the nice ones are actually in majority. It just feels differently because it's when things go wrong that people tend to talk and express their feelings. When things go well, there usually isn't as much of a need to say anything. You're not a fluke. But you are fortunate, and I wish you all the best. ENjoy the in laws you are about to have because there is nothing more wonderful that a family that relates well and is caring as whole:)

I have a lovely mother in law and the father in law isn't too bad either LOL was ok before I worked for him and then all hell broke loose. But we have managed to talk nicely to each other and that is about it. But I do adore my MIL - shes the sweetest person I have ever met and then some!

well at first my inlaws were kind of stand offish. i mean one of my sister n laws was like you got married ok and jsut kind of looked at me. his dad was like did you get a prenup. well first i guess i better say. me and him knew each other 3 days we moved in and then were married 3 weeks later so they didnt know me. his other 2 sisters didnt know what to think. now me and the one sister we ended up getting along great. in fact when we moved away i started missing her alot. i still miss her alot. me and her get along great we had our times but we are good now. his dad doesnt talk to us much and his mom past away when he was a teen so i dint know her. now he has another sister that we see every few years and me and her get along good. he has another one though that well we stay away from her. his grandma though when we met she opened arms and i felt like i was with my own. i cant really complain. now he can complain. my family has treated him so bad. we dont even talk to my family due to it. no great loss i didnt really get along with them either. things they have done though to him are not forgivable enough to be a great family though. i forgave enough to get over it but not enough to let them back around. just be you and it will be ok. if they decide they dont likeyou oh well you didnt marry them. you gained them but you dont have to live with them. good luck and i hope it staysd the way it is.

I don't have any horrible stories about my in-laws because i thing they are in-laws straight from heaven... we live close to their home because they are the ones who take care of my baby everytime i go to work... and they are the ones who volunteered to do that... They are very supportive and are ready to help everytime we need it... so i guess i am one lucky person to have such wonderful in-laws...

I had a great relationship with my now ex-mom in law and still do. Even tho I divorced her son, she has remained close to me and my children. She is a sweet, wonderful and caring person and my children are so lucky to have such a wonderful grandmother in their lives. I have no horror stories when it comes to in'laws. Our family was very blessed.

wel dear may god bless u n both ur families n may always bind them with similar love always but ur the sole owner of this appreciation which ur giving to ur in laws because somewher or the other ur able to balance ur life between ur in laws n ur family god bless u may god give u this strenth thruout ur life