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What on earth are y'all talking to your MILs so much about?
I don't even talk to my own mom once a week (we maybe email or talk 1-2 times every two weeks.) If you don't have kids (which I'm assuming MILs want to know about), what do you need to talk about? The hubz talks to his mom once a week when he calls from work, and even then she usually cuts it short because she really just wants a check in.
We communicate with siblings even less often. Only if we have something logistical to take care of, and even then, on email.
Like any good super hero, I'm using my alter ego to protect my identity. Goodbye Silver poster status!
Re: What on earth are y'all talking to your MILs so much about?
For real. Even after being with DH for 9+ years, every time the ILs call and I answer it's this very awkward, "Oh, hiiiii . . . how are you? . . . good . . . uh, is DH there?"
Even if we do chat, it's just about DS. Before we had him, there was no talking (an we were both fine with that).
Although, I see my brother's girlfriend's mom and how great she is and I can see being closer with her. FB friends, at least.
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My MIL is lonely too- FIL travels for business 3-5 days a week, and the rest of the time she's a "stay at home mom" (whose children are 36 and 27, neither of whom live within 500 miles of her). She just likes to talk and know she's heard. We talk about my nephew, my H, BIL/SIL and how they're screwing up their kid, my life, her life, her friends, she inquires almost every time we speak about the girls who were in my wedding party, etc.
When I read the poll I was like, woah, I'm a really good DIL.
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MIL just family stuff usually, how her mom and siblings, etc are. She asks about my parents, sister, etc. Plans for visits, places we've been, etc. Nothing really in particular.
SILs and I are super close. It sounds odd since they are both about 10 years younger than me, but we are very good friends. We talk about tv shows, life, beer/wine, their boyfriends, college, classes, work, food, just about anything. We have tons of running jokes and phrases and such. They really are friends, not 'just' relatives. We all think we are very lucky to like each other so much and truly have fun together. We see some other family members stuck with crazy ILs and know it's rare we're so close.
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Some people actually like their family members.
whaaaaaat?
not possible....
I don't think it's that at all, actually. Some people are just more social on phone, and/or want/need/like more contact. Some people love their family and friends but don't talk that often. Some people don't like their family but have to talk to them often for whatever reason. Diff'rent strokes
i communicate wtih my mom several times a day via text and usually talk once a day. i see her usually 2 times a week (we have dinner with them every friday night).
my DH talks to his mom usually once a day as well.
i don't talk to his mom and he talks to mine when something comes up. they regularly text each other (DH and my mom). my mom is just very social that way.
i communicate with my sister a little less, probably 4-5 times a week and my brother maybe once a month (he's much younger and lives in san francisco - we just don't have a lot in common).