Are your parents close with your inlaws?

I had got my mother and my MIL talking on the phone, but it turned out they were just gossiping about me. I expected it of my mother almost but my MIL claims to be a Christian...

As far as I know they haven't spoke in over a year because I told them both if they want to know about me, get it from me so I guess they had little to speak about.

My parents never even met the inlaws until all of us lived in the same state. I think they met through two family gatherings at my house. Though both sets were very wonderful, they also were VERY different.

Nope - they don't "hang". They will make the small talk - but that's about it.

My parents and in-laws will talk if they happen to see each other but they won't call each other up or have each other round on a regular basis.

They are all christians but they don't really have anything else in common

No...

Well, seeing as my parents live in KY and Ty's live here in FL....they don't have a chance to get together alot, but when mom & dad come down for visits, we "all" (meaning Ty's parents & mine & us) get together a couple times. They get along really well, I think.

Soon they'll be moving down here permanently, hopefully that relationship will remain the same...not like getting together every weekend, but every so often doing stuff all together.

My husband's mom (his dad is deceased) met my parents a few days before our wedding, and they totally hit it off. They are the best of friends now. They live in different countries, but call each other long distance just to talk. My husband's mom has even talked about moving here to Canada, to the same town my parents live in (which is on the other end of the country from where my husband and I live).

EDITED TO ADD: If they lived in the same area, they would definitely hang out and invite each other to get-togethers and things like that.

They'll talk if they bump into each other or meet at some event but they don't phone each other or invite each other to things.

They are civil to each other if they happen to meet at some family function (rare since we live 1200 miles away from both sets). they do not interact if we are not involved. This happens more so then when we used to live there because when we visit our time is short. My mom was trying to keep the cost down of my sisters wedding last year and said something about having to invite my MIL, I said no you dont. She said well she might get upset. I said well she is not paying $70 bucks a head, she will get over it!

They come together sometimes, mostly for parties and stuff. They do make small talk and are friendly with each other. They don't hang out or anything, though. I think it's very important that they choose to respect each other, even though they're so very different. I plan to be as absolutely friendly and as civil as I can be when my children get married, whether or not I hit it off with their inlaws!

My parents and my inlaws are so aike it's not funny. They get along great, and if they lived closer together, they'd definitely hangout. As it is, they really only get together when my inlaws come down here to visit...but it's always a blast. My MIL is just like another mother to me. She's so great and I love her so much (my FIL, too, but...). I definitely don't have those horrible MIL issues that some women have.

I'm so thankful that we all get along so well...it's made mine and my hubby's lives that much more simple and stress-free.

My parents and my in-laws have only met twice, once at our wedding rehearsal and once at the wedding. I don't think they have much in common at all (parents are Christians, in-laws are evangelizing atheists) but they seemed to get along.

My parent's get along with my inlaws great! My parent's invite them over for dinner or just a get together at the park/lake often. Same with my inlaws, my parent's have been at there house many times for different occasions. They talk on the phone alot, my dad and fil fixed my car together and helped me and my husband move. My parent's and my inlaws are always helping eachother out with one thing or another. For my mom's birthday my inlaws helped me make a surprise party for her. I love my inlaws. I get along very good with them. Me and my husband go to there house alot, before it was every week. My sister spend the night at there house few times before, there younger kids come over to play with my little brother. It's awesome!

Double post...oopsy.

My in-laws live across the Atlantic so there is no getting together. Even if they lived next door, I nor my parents nor my husband even would want to hang out with them.
They met once at a funeral, and it was a brief meeting. Just an exchange of condolences. They are totally different people and I know they would not get along. My parents are Christian, very close knit with family, down to earth, hard working etc. While my MIL is an athiest, self centered, snobby, and did I mention self centered.

Since his parents live in OR, and We live in CA, they never get to talk, but I can safely say that my dad and his stepdad would be like best friends.

My MIL went to high school with my stepdad and hates him, so she will not speak to my mom. Not even at our wedding. It's probably for the best--my MIL, FIL, and mother are all wonderful people who have no social skills whatsoever. I don't like bloodshed