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Do your in-laws get along?

Original post by lipglossjunky73

I'm a little upset knowing that my inlaws will never be friendly. My parents and my inlaws come from just 2 different walks of life.

My parents are all about going out, being social, extravagance, etc. Well, not so much my dad - more my stepmom - who is all about - look at me, look at what I have, etc. Funny since if anyone read my thread on 'american dream' - may give you more insight into why I find it so avervive...

My future inlaws are just quiet, sweet, working class people who stay home, don;t go out. They aren't about image. They also have very little money. Also - they aren't that involved with anyone or anything - they do a lot for the grandkids, but other than that, they don't really call, don't get themselves too involved with much of anythihg - which, I prefer, seeing some of your guys posts!!!

My stepmom got upset that they haven't offered anything for the wedding - I told her I'm not getting involved - my parents have a lot of money, and his parents are struggling while his dad goes thru bankruptcy. I feel - my dad offered to help me out for the wedding, and I appreciate it. Otherwise, we would have had a private ceremony on a beach somewhere. She also got mad when they didn't offer to do anythign for the e-party, when my parents threw it for me. FH told his parents when they asked him if there is anything they should do, and he said no - everything is taken care of... He said this because I told him to - and my stepmomther was upset because she felt they weren't involved...

His parents aren't that social, and they say and do things sometimes that are just ignorant - nothing hurtful - they are just sweet naive people. I wish my parents could just see them for who they are, but they don't. They are just these nice, regular, everyday people. I feel bad that they are being judged. FH's parents, although we have been together over 2 years, don't know me that well - they don't do much to get to know me, or my family, but I don't expect them to...

Maybe this is just how it is, right? Do your parents and his get together, talk, be social, etc...?
lovetolove Posted:

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NO way!!

Its so sad but they do not get along, infact they can't stand each other...They come from different back grounds and have totally different ideas on what is fun and vary on manners and they way they talk...

I do not ever see them getting along....but that life right...not everyone has tolike everyone and not everyone will get alogn with everyone else...you take what you have and make the best of it...and to remember that someone out there has it way worse...
ML110 Posted:

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my parents and my ILs get along well. they live 2hours apart, so they don't really see each other much at all, but when they do, they get along fine. they are all from similar backgrounds, and they both have about the same amount of money. i think my parents 'enjoy' their money more than ILs though. my parents own a beach house in the outer banks, my dad gets a new truck every couple years, tehy travel a lot... ILs have the same money, but just don't spend it at all, so i think when i talk about things my parents have or do, they look at my like my family is a bunch of rich hoity toity snobs, which is not the case at all- but at least ILs only give looks, they don't make many comments... but they really do all get along well i think.

kris15198 Posted:

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Posted by Mrs. Powell

Sorry to hear this. My in-laws get along perfectly fine with my family.



Same with me. I'm sorry to hear of this!



Same here.
my amore Posted:

Re: Do your in-laws get along?

mine get along really really well they were actually best friends and thats how FH and I managed to hook up...we saw each other alot when the parents would get together...so it naturally worked out for us....i think they secretly wanted us to get married all along so that they could be family one day :)
MrsMichel07 Posted:

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All them are fine with each other. FIL's live in Florida now but I think they would be closer if FH's parents stil lived here.....

They are fine with each other.

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