I guess things don’t always improve with time.
Some people said they’re getting along so much better than they were before.
Others said their relationship with their in-laws is still a work in progress.
Here are all their stories:
Some entries have been edited for length and clarity.
“My SO was slightly older when we met and got engaged.
His family was so used to having him be single and easy to force into their plans.
So needless to say, my sudden appearance (and subsequent engagement and wedding) was inconvenient for them.
Now, several years later, the little jabs are less frequent, but still very much there.
We have actually graduated to nudges about my job, babies, and car choice.
carletoncorry
3.
His parents have been divorced for his entire life.
Up until the second year, we got along great!
I told her, ‘She did the best she could with what she had.’
She told my husband, ‘That’s the day she lost her mind.’
), so we grew up differently.
My in-laws were very ‘protective’ at the start.
I was feeling very confident about everything.
We spent about five days at their place, and the whole time, they were standoffish.
It was hard to make conversation and just so awkward!”
Well, after six months of dating, we knew we wanted to get married.
He expressed this to his parents, and they screamed at him.
They told him you have to know someone for two years before knowing if you even love them.
Turns out she was drunk when she sent those.
We recently went on a family vacay that made things a bit better between me and his stepmom.
Now, his brother has met his match, and they are ever so loving and kind to her.
My husband and I are hopelessly in love and grow stronger each day."
creativeorc26
5.
“My in-laws were ‘unsure’ of me when my husband and I started dating.
He’d left an abusive relationship and been slightly alienated from them.
“My in-laws very much tolerate me.
They tolerate me, but if he wanted to leave, they’d be all for it!”
RachWay
7.
“Very good now.
Theyre both dead.”
“My MIL and I have wildly different personalities.
She is quite artistic and free-spirited, whereas I am usually grounded and practical.
We always seemed to clash, although we never had an outright verbal argument.
Things were just always tense between us.”
She joined us for a few things during that week.
She seemed more at ease, and I was definitely less uptight.
She is honestly one of my biggest cheerleaders now, and I absolutely adore her.”
comfydaisy891
9.
“Half of them like me, and the other half think I’m stuck up.
I’m totally fine with both assessments. "
