re: OT - tell me about your in-laws. All married people have them, but....

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I love my father-in-law. He's a good 'ol baw.

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my FiL is in the Iron Order, wrote a book on a local Confederate Cemetery that's on amazon, shares my interest in home automation and treats us all to a week in florida every year at a very nice place including his *5* daughters and 2 sons.



i got no complaints.

I feel blessed in having pretty good in-laws.

My FIL and MIL while vaguely annoying have been 100% more of a parent to me than either of my biological parents.

My SIL and BIL are two co-dependent disrespectful pieces of shite I have no time for.

To say I’m a holiday alcoholic would be an understatement.

My FIL is pretty cool. Really laid back. I get along with him pretty well.

My MIL Step-FIL, well this could take for ever. Don't care about family, extremely, over the top fake, crazy, jealous, cost my family thousands of dollars, and honestly wouldnt mind if they literally dropped off the face of the earth. But when they do care to come around 2 3 times a year if that ( they only live 45 mins away) they do pretend to like us, and smile in our faces.

Mine are great and may actually like me more than their daughter. FIL and I drink, fish and hang out watching football etc

Mine are wonderful and extensions of my own parents.

MIL passed away. I miss her and she was a very good mom to me.

FIL is in England. Hes a nice guy. I get along with him. Wish I had more of a relationship with him, but he's too far away and he's one of those guys who loves his kids, but awkward around ppl.

Step FIL, lives two miles from me, we have seen him a few times since MIL passed. He's a drunk and a pos. Used to be a nice guy, but keystone light is more important to him.

Father-in law: Net worth of $4 million. So stingy that he orders for his wife at restaurants (on the rare occasion they ever go). Self-made man.

Mother-in-law: Practically a nun. Probably would have preferred to be a nun. Will probably give all of my father-in-law's money to the church if he goes first. Sweetest lady on the planet even though sometimes it's obvious she's not being genuine.

Both in-laws are way above average. Only a small run in or two with MIL, but that's over 25 years, so no issues whatsoever. In fact, I'd rather be around them than my own mother.(father is deceased).
Even with their being alumni, I get along with them well during football season, too.

In-Laws are all the same:

They always will look at you with suspicion, especially husbands. Are you providing enough financially. Are you providing her with enough time and love? Are you abusing daddy's little girl? Is he really good enough for my little girl?

This doesnt qualify for older generations as they were very different than todays. But if you are anywhere between 35 and 20 prepare to be put under the microscope like never before.

Edit to say that money is the key tk keeping in-laws happy.

If you are providing a good stable financial situation that protects your wife and kids future you could be a serial killer and they would adore you. They would defend your name until proven in a court of law out of fear of destroying a good thing for their daughter if you were found innocent.

If you were just a guy trying to make ends meet they would turn their back on you as fast as possible to hopefully encourage their little one to find a better suitor.

Downvote away. Reality is what it is.