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How do you feel about your in-laws?

  • You love them to pieces...

  • they're okay.

  • they don't really get in the way or bother you.

  • they drive you crazy!!!

  • they frustrate you and make you fume a little!!!

  • You really don't like them but deal.

  • sometimes you love them and sometimes you hate them.

  • it depends on my mood.

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WalksWithChrist

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I like my MIL but she is overly chatty and critical with everyone. I can tolerate her pretty well and the two of us get along great. I can easily counter her with humor and charm, but my wife seems to get more annoyed with her than I do!
Now my FIL...whew. He's a real piece of work. When I'm visiting he says exactly two words to me per day. Good and Morning. That's it! That creeps me out. There's tons more to say about him, but I'd just get upset to type it all up!! Now, he will talk to me if he has a computer problem. I am actually glad he at least talks to me about that even if I do feel kinda used.
 
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Telrunya

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My in laws are awesome!

StepFIL is into racing road course and I pit crew for him as often as I can. Totally cool guy to hang out with.

Adopted FIL is also very cool. We share alot of interests so when ever we get together it's easy to talk to him.

MIL is one of my best friends and the best of the three. I met my wife online. She's a comic book artist and I'm an amature artist and comic book collector. We got to be good friends. Now there is 8 years of age differance between us. When I first met her online she was 18. I didn't talk to her on the phone until she was almost 19 and didn't get interested in being more than just friends until she was 20. Still my MIL was concerned about this 27 year old guy in Texas who is talking to her 19 year old daughter. So one time when I called and Roz wasn't home, her Mom decided to have a talk with me and find out what kinda guy I was. Three hours later we were still on the phone when Roz got home, and having a great conversation. She's been one of my best friends ever since. When she found out Roz and I were getting interested in each other she was estatic.
 
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Pudlmom

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My in-laws are very sweet, generous people. Unfortuntaely, though, my MIL and I don't feel very comfortable around one another. The reason for me is that she considers being slim and attractive very important. This is obvious from the comments made in conversation and emails concerning anyone she might have run into, etc. I have gained a large amount of weight since marrying. Also, we just don't have much to talk about. Her main interests are reading and cleaning house. I work full-time and have to let the house go a lot of the time. She would never say a word to me about any fault she might see, though.
 
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JesusFreakWithAGuitar

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Sometimes I love them, other times...well, not so much. MIL reads our mail, listens to my end of phone conversations, then gives FIL a play by play. We're supposed to be moving at least two hours away, over a mountain. So I am praying it works out so they can't visit often (his daddy's a pastor so has very little free time ).
 
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Redguard

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Hopefully, the mountain will provide a bit of a barrier!
 
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