PW: do you ever want to "cheat' on your ILs ??

kyfirewife · January 2010

If you read my posts at all, you've probably realized that I don't get along with my MIL. We're just... different. We don't fight or anything, but she drives me nuts, and at the same time I get the impression that I drive her nuts. We just have very different ways of looking at the world, I guess.

Anyway, my X's parents, especially his mom, & I got along fabulously. I loved them, they adored me. We actually kept in touch, and even celebrated Christmas together (without him) for several years after we split up. We were... family.

I still think of them often, and wish they could somehow be my ILs instead of my real ILs. The more I deal with my real MIL, the more I miss the X's parents.

If only there were a way for us to pick & choose. I'd keep DH as my husband, but trade in the ILs for the X's family, LOL.

brown_bride07 · January 2010

I feel you- I've loved almost every set of parents of the guys I've dated but I have a similar feeling about my MIL. I don't hate her - we are just different. But if I could do a MIL swap but keep my same DH it would be awesome!

cincyGirl1980 · January 2010

I am the opposite. I love my ILs and did not like my exs.

daves_sweetpea · January 2010

My inlaws are not bad, they're just not MY parents, kwim? My long term ex boyfriend had a sweet dad but his mom scared me to death. Again not bad, just a strong personality. His siblings were actually my biggest problem. His brothers were turds.

Somedays I'd like to borrow my co-workers MIL. I swear god gave her June Cleaver as a MIL as a way of saying he's sorry for giving her Roseanne Barr for a mother.

klee411 · January 2010

Sorry - I love my MIL and I'm not trading

Seriously, I lucked out with her. She's the mom of 2 sons and was just happy to have a "daughter" into her family. Most times I like her more than DH. And now that I have a son (which is her first grandchild) she'd pretty much bend over backwards to do anything for us. She's the best!

MrsAngel2008 · January 2010

I can't say I've ever really loved any of my exes parents...and DH's dad is not very social (we have to beg & plead to get him to go to dinner with us like 3 times a year). I love DH's sister and her husband though, and we hang out together usually once a week.

Sometimes I wish he was more involved with the rest of his family...but then, I like that we don't have to split our holidays--we almost always do things with my family, which I love.

Moesten · January 2010

Honestly I lucked out with the ILs too. Far better than any of my ex's families - pure evil!

Whereas my ILs are a bit odd they are loving and kind and not intrusive. That beats the whack jobs that were ex-bf's mothers any day!

stillwaiting12 · January 2010

I loved my DH's mom! She was the best!! Unfortunately his dad passed before we met and his mom passed away in July so now I don't have any IL's. He's an only child too so I don't even have any SIL's or BIL's

He does have a large extended family (his mom was one of 10) so we celebrated the Holiday's with his mom's closest sister and their family.