Does Your Mother-in-Law like you? (the best, how many, daughter, military)

[puffle]

People are always joking about the strained relationships they have with their mother in laws whether due to being to nosey or pushy,etc. Unfortunetly, it's no joking matter and effects the dynamics of everyone in the family. In your honest opinion, do you think your mother in law likes you and if not, why?

[Steve-o]

I hope so! I actually have 2, the wife's parents are divorced.

[tlb71]

No, she doesn't like me at all. She is the type of person that seems to equate her self worth with how many people need her. My husband joined the Navy shortly after we married and she blames me for that. She thinks I forced him to do so in order to move away from them, as if the only way to do so is by joining the military. It doesn't say much for what she must think of him either, if she thinks he could make such a life changing decision based on someone else's wants/desires. Now that he is no longer on active duty, she can't understand why we don't live in FL, as that is where she is. There are many, many, more arguments I will spare you, but it boils down to no one being as good as she is for her son.
My husband's two brothers are both recently married and when my MIL and I do speak, all she does is complain about her new DILs(who actually do live in FL), so I can only imagine the things she tells them about me. I am lucky that my husband knows what his parents are like, so it isn't a source of tension between the two of us. We bite our tongues and smile the one week of the year they come to visit.

[foma]

I, too, have two MIL's b'c hubby's parents are divorced and I get along with both quite well. All three of us live in different states so the distance probably makes it easier since it's not an "always" things. My hubby's biological mother was a great help during the wedding as she lived in the city we got married in and she's just generally a sweet lady. My "step-MIL" is just the type of person that's very respectful of people's space. She always knows when to give advice and when to just "let it be" I guess is the best way to put it. I'm quite lucky!

[milliebfit]

When I met my husband I was divorced with a child. I was 32 and he was 26. That being said I may not have been my MIL first choice for her son. That was almost 20 years ago. We have a 13 yr. old daughter. I think over the years she has learned to except me and love me in her own way.

[Roaddog]

Nope she don't like me, Why? I really don't know, I don't think she knows any thing about liking or loving anyone.

[crazyworld]

Okay now I shouldn't speak ill of the dead...My mil pretended to like me but she didn't. I think it was a jealousy thing...
When I got my diamond, she went out and got the same one for herself...I had a premmie baby and she would call the hospital each day for the morning update and say she was me (we did have the same last name)..I caught on when the hospital asked me why I keep calling with the same questions...She just didn't want to share her son even though she knew he was happy.
She died 2 years ago and although my hubbie and I are married almost 31 years she still didn't think I was good enough for him.
When she was good she was great.....Does that make sense?

[foma]

no one's ever good enough for a mother's son, huh?

[Pikantari]

She didn't like me in high school, and she doesn't like me now.

She esp doesn't like me now that he and I are sep.

Life goes on. She has done some evil things in her lifetime... sorry to say...

[Racelady88]

Sometimes I wonder..............