Family & Relationships Tolerating in-laws

[ioppolo]

In laws, particularly mother in laws, are just a nightmare for the most part. My gf's mum isn't rude to me so much but listening to her constantly go on about how much her life sucks really wears me thin.

She plays victim in every situation, who knows why, she doesn't gain anything, and everything is always someone else's fault, and most of her problems are caused directly by herself, and she's rather immature too.

Anyone have any stories regarding in laws? And how do you tolerate them? Or are yours so great that you want to have a brag?

 

[Demosthenes]

Nod and smile, ignore everything they say, and contrive to spend as little time around them as possible.

 

[WA ROO]

All mine are Jehovahs Witnessess

 

[Shell]

I. Am so glad I have nothing to do with my "friend's/ex's" parents anymore.

Couldn't stand them. Everyone was polite and everything, but they were so fake and we just had very little in common.

I feel your pain OP.

 

[Scotland]

I don't get in-law hate.

Not because in-laws aren't painful, but because blood relatives are painful also.

People suck.

 

[ioppolo]

I don't get in-law hate.

Not because in-laws aren't painful, but because blood relatives are painful also.

People suck.

Blood relatives are easier to avoid all together.

 

[the_interloper]

In laws, particularly mother in laws, are just a nightmare for the most part. My gf's mum isn't rude to me so much but listening to her constantly go on about how much her life sucks really wears me thin.

She plays victim in every situation, who knows why, she doesn't gain anything, and everything is always someone else's fault, and most of her problems are caused directly by herself, and she's rather immature too.

Anyone have any stories regarding in laws? And how do you tolerate them? Or are yours so great that you want to have a brag?

All I can say is, I hear ya man, I obviously have a pretty similar MIL to you.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

In laws, particularly mother in laws, are just a nightmare for the most part. My gf's mum isn't rude to me so much but listening to her constantly go on about how much her life sucks really wears me thin.

She plays victim in every situation, who knows why, she doesn't gain anything, and everything is always someone else's fault, and most of her problems are caused directly by herself, and she's rather immature too.

Anyone have any stories regarding in laws? And how do you tolerate them? Or are yours so great that you want to have a brag?

You're talking to your girlfriend in 25-30 years time

 

[ioppolo]

You're talking to your girlfriend in 25-30 years time

Haha I don't quite think so thankfully she's quite different from her mother.

 

[Goats]

I love my in laws, they're a blast to have a drink with. Its such a damn shame they're Sydney supporters.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Mother in law is in another province. Father in law works in South America 8 out of 12 weeks. When here he babysits. Yep, I'm bragging.

 

[Gasometer]

 

[MisterMarcus]

I married a Chinese girl.

In-laws are on the other side of the world and don't speak English.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Doesn't matter if they don't like you. You will always have it over them that you are doing their daughter

 

[Catfish Alley]

Haha. You have a strange way at looking at the world. If I had a daughter I'd want her to find a partner and have a healthy sex life. Not be some weird virgin wallflower.

 

[Shell]

Haha. You have a strange way at looking at the world. If I had a daughter I'd want her to find a partner and have a healthy sex life. Not be some weird virgin wallflower.

Easy to say this, but in reality? My parents were complete hypocrites when it came to me having my bf vs my brother having his gf over. And was I 17/18 or something? No 30. Ffs.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Come to think of it. My sister had guys sleep over but I never brought girls home.

 

[Shell]

Come to think of it. My sister had guys sleep over but I never brought girls home.

Not even Jimmy's sister?

 

[Catfish Alley]

Not even Jimmy's sister?

Never got that far!

 

[Shell]

You disappoint me CA.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Haha. You have a strange way at looking at the world. If I had a daughter I'd want her to find a partner and have a healthy sex life. Not be some weird virgin wallflower.

Exactly. Sex is a normal part of life.

Doesn't matter if they don't like you. You will always have it over them that you are doing their daughter

You have a lot of growing up to do.

 

[Shell]

Exactly. Sex is a normal part of life.

.

There was a great doco on ABC recently- this woman shaking up sex education in schools. Imho this is what we need. At the end of her program the girls in it were speaking up better and taking charge of their own bodies.

We so need something like this- instead of the generic functions/what things do etc.

I mean I was in a class where the withdrawal method was taught to a bunch of Year 10s. Ffs.

 

[iluvparis]

Lol wut?

Pretty sure the first thing they taught us is that the withdrawal method is a BAD idea.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

Method??

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Easy to say this, but in reality? My parents were complete hypocrites when it came to me having my bf vs my brother having his gf over. And was I 17/18 or something? No 30. Ffs.

I don't think that having a daughter with a normal sex life will be a priority once Chad and Tyrone begin knocking on the door