In-Laws

Does anyone else get the feeling your in-laws look at you and think their son/daughter could have done better?

Father-in-law to be one day is an ex-army officer, and believes there is no greater path to be taken in life. He doesn't believe "real soldiers" work from the sea and the Royal Marines are just the Navy's little police force. Other than winding me up with these little comments he also has little interest in family functions if it is not solely his family.

Yes, definitely. My lady's Dad detests bikes (so we got off to a great start...) and I don't think he really likes me too much.. Same with her sister, who is incredibly bossy and self important, but not actually that good at much. I have great fun winding her up. They both refer to me as "him".

Her mum though is brilliant, and actually understands that we're in it for the long run.

I found the best way to avoid those sort of comments is simply to ignore the people making them. They soon stfu.

My ex-F-I-L was a decent bloke, so is my younger three kids grandad, but my own daughter's grandfather was the dictionary definition of "A c0ck" (didn't help that he was a Detective Inspector and I was a bit of a scrote in my youth)

[dizzyblonde]

yes, i'm sure the in-laws look down their noses at me..strong catholics, father the retired teacher of physics in a private school, mother, the daughter of an ex mayor of Halifax...

gah.. even his god father is a catholic priest!

[timwilky]

Well my mother in law was pushing up daisys and the FIL was an alcoholic living in a salvation army hostel when I married Lynne. He could not make any comments, apart from swearing at the waiter who offered him wine with his lunch on our wedding day

I get on really well with Mrs Wyrdness' dad. We go to the pub, gigs etc. together. I think that I'm his role-model as he's started dressing like me. We have to be careful that we don't go out wearing the same t-shirts!

I am lucky with my soon to be outlaws. They are both great, and my sarcastic sense of humour is not lost on them.

One of the first times I met them, Dave took me to The Sloop (aka the 'office') for 'the chat' to make sure my intentions towards his daughter were honerable.


Well...of course they are...

My other halfs father is so miserable he makes Victor Meldrew look like a court jester...could'nt really give a flying f*** what he thinks of me tbh,he probably hates me ,but then again he hates everyone.....it's her mum i feel sorry for.

gf parents are great and I think they really like me

my parents towards the gf though.....lets say they are polite and keep to the formalities

My gf parents love me can't blame them though i'm a loveable sort of fella!!!