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What's so weird about her and her hubby doing that. I think it's charming. At least she has a daughter-in-law that values her, not only by word, but by action. That is unique and really special. I'm not surprised you think it's weird, not at all - after all, I've seen weirder crap out of you - you think that all women with the first letter of "D" in their name are beneath you.
What's so weird about her and her hubby doing that. I think it's charming. At least she has a daughter-in-law that values her, not only by word, but by action. That is unique and really special. I'm not surprised you think it's weird, not at all - after all, I've seen weirder crap out of you - you think that all women with the first letter of "D" in their name are beneath you.
WTF? YOU started the whole thread on impressions from names and I was just commenting on what others said. Which has nothing at all to do with this discussion, of course. Maybe you'd better lay off the jelly beans.
That is exactly why my friend divorced her HOT doctor husband. The parents came along with them on every vacation including their HONEYMOON!!!!!
Eff that!!
I agree. I think a lot of LTRs and marriages run into trouble because of family interference. When you form your own family relationship with another person, that's supposed to come first. At least, that's what my mum taught me.
And, in turn, I am VERY respectful of my son's LTR with his girlfriend. I wouldn't think of going on vacation with them as it would be intrusive, even though we all get along great and enjoy each other's company.
teatime, why do you hate people who love their mothers?
So, if you don't want to take your mum on vacation with you and your SO, you don't love her? Oh, please. The proper question would be, Why don't mums love their adult children enough to respect their relationship and intimacy?
An acquaintance of mine (woman in her late 40s) takes her mother on nearly every vacation with her and her husband. The woman isn't frail and doesn't live with them, so it's not some sort of health or safety issue. She just wants her mother to come along and she says her husband doesn't mind.
I think this is weird and I've told her so. I couldn't even imagine my mum going on vacation with me and my husband, if I was married. She simply wouldn't allow it. In fact, my folks paid for a vacation for me and my former SO so we could get away and have bonding time and they watched our son!
Why on Earth would a woman take her mother with them on vacation? And why would a husband put up with that?
Not for me, but who knows about the weirdness of that dynamic? Personally I would rather hold a hot coal on my hand than have either my mother or MIL go on vacation with me. And I actually like both of them.
I'll tell you what's weird. One night at a dinner party, this one woman had a bit too much to drink and started telling my wife and I how her husband's old girlfriend had gone with them on every vacation for the past 15 years. When I asked, 'So, how does that work?' she kind of got a worried expression as if she'd spilled the beans.
So, if you don't want to take your mum on vacation with you and your SO, you don't love her? Oh, please. The proper question would be, Why don't mums love their adult children enough to respect their relationship and intimacy?
JOKE!
I just can't believe you're lashing out at people over this.
Not for me, but who knows about the weirdness of that dynamic? Personally I would rather hold a hot coal on my hand than have either my mother or MIL go on vacation with me. And I actually like both of them.
I'll tell you what's weird. One night at a dinner party, this one woman had a bit too much to drink and started telling my wife and I how her husband's old girlfriend had gone with them on every vacation for the past 15 years. When I asked, 'So, how does that work?' she kind of got a worried expression as if she'd spilled the beans.
OMG!!!!!! I guess weirdness abounds, sigh. One's radar has to be very fine-tuned these days. I was raised with boundaries and common sense and thought it was the norm. Nope! Heh, I still remember my mum assuring me that she would never be one of those intrusive MILs and that my loyalties MUST remain with my SO. I still appreciate her wisdom.
I just can't believe you're lashing out at people over this.
Sorry...I was still smarting from a certain someone calling me weird for responding to her thread!
Well, as a single woman, intrusive mothers would be a deal-breaker for me because you know darn well that a MIL who wanted to go on every vacation with you wouldn't stop there in being intrusive. I'm just shocked by how many people think this is apparently "sweet."
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Which has nothing at all to do with this discussion, of course. Maybe you'd better lay off the jelly beans.
