Do you and your partner’s parents, siblings, and family all get along? How accepting was your partner’s family of you, and was there anything perhaps them being of a different religion that makes things hard at first?
What kind of relationship do you have with the family of your partner?
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I was terrified meeting them at first. Being long distance, I didn’t want them to be concerned about their son going on trips with some strange woman from the internet. Didn’t know what idea they had of me. So I made sure to meet them the second time I went down there to visit.
We stop by their house every time I’m down there just to say hi. Other than that, I don’t have any kind of relationship with them. I assume they like me and trust me.
Honestly, we get on great, and I’m much closer to them than my own family. My mum died when I was 20, and to be honest, I wish my Dad was dead. Oh, and my sister is dead too just to round things off, lol. Childhood was full of neglect, and my husband’s family is very middle class. However, his mum is adopted, so I think she sees what her unadopted life could have been like and also knows the feeling of being without your mum.
They have welcomed me with open arms, and I’m so grateful. From childcare to just bringing the chocolate I like when they visit, they are ready to help.
His parents are wonderful. His mom is so kind and generous.
However, I keep getting the vibe that his sister doesn’t like me. I try to stay indifferent toward her. She seems to get jealous when my mother in law buys things for me (she buys things for everyone) or praises me. The rest of their family tells stories about how bratty his sister was growing up and I do my best not to laugh or let my face show anything but kindness toward her. She and her husband were in our wedding, and my husband and I went and visited them in the hospital when they had their baby. I also do my best to include her in things, like when I planned my husband’s 30th birthday. Idk. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea and that’s okay.