how well do we get on with our....

Unfortunately both my H2B's parents have passed away but I love his brother and his partner to bits. In fact his brother is walking me down the aisle as I have no male presence in my family to do this.

I have never met mine - she lives in NZ! Luckily i have met other members of her family so i reckon she has had some feedback. Although, her distance doesnt stop her from wanting to butt in with wedding plans....i just try and keep quiet ?

I get on ok with my MIL in small doses.

She gets very flustered very easily and that's the complete opposite of me, so sometimes she annoys me when she starts panicking for no reason.

Luckily with the wedding planning she hasn't got involved, she'll just ask about it when i see her.

Sounds beautiful KBS

MIL2b is lovely nothing is ever too much trouble, she is making all my bunting for me etc etc my only wobble with her is she always throws me whilst chatting on facebook chat by asking inappropriate questions - that really should be done face to face or at least on the phone, but in general can't fault her

I get on much better with my MIL than with my real mom.

I do see my MIL without my OH for a good few hours every other week and I went round at least once a week when OH was away and often stayed the night.

BUT just recently I have noticed we do have some very different opinions in how children should be brought up, which, since OHs sister/niece moved back in with MIL has been an issue. Eg: I think the child should be potty trained at her age, wheras MIL thinks we should "wait until she's ready".

We also had an "issue" when I felt she wasn't interested in the wedding, after initally promising some kind of financial help (costing her nothing) was withdrawed so as to spend the vouchers we'd asked for on the (IMO already spoiled) grandchild. They have also made comments about how much we are "wasting" on the wedding..

So overall - quiet well!

Sounds like me I get on very well with my MIL which is great as my mum lives 370 miles away. She even came dress shopping with me the first time and got very emotional with me trying on the dresses. i do sometimes feel like i get on better with her then my mum, probably because I see her more. We usually go to the bingo every week as well. She has even offered to by our childminder when we start to have children

Aww thanks x.

The only thing I do worry about is his brother has a very dry wit and not everyone gets his sense of humour so I'm really looking forward to his speech... eek!! lol

We live in Bristol and she lives in Northern Ireland so just fine ?

we stay with her once a year and we get on fine, i think i get on better with her than my OH does, i think she has a great sens of humour but he always thinks she is having a dig!

Lets just say I couldn't care less if she moved to the north pole!

Well I definitely dont get on with her better than my own mum, but she's great. Snap my MIL has told us to not even dare think about child minding when the time comes, suits me as I will definitely be going back to work.

We get on ok, she takes me for lunch once a week which i cant complain about! i think because we both dont work she thinks i should do more with her to fill her day but id rather not!! She is like the head of the family and everyone looks up to her, its quite strange really no one will stand up to her but i do and i think she respects that, or she is secretly plotting my downfall by killing me with kindness!!!!!!

Mine frequently drives me round the bend. I'm never entirely sure where I stand with her.

We had an enormous falling out a few years ago, which resulted in me being ostracised by the entire family. After my daughter was born, we all made the effort to get along and now things are fine, except I still think MIL secretly hates me. She's lovely when h2b is around, does loads to help out looking after the kids and she (and FIL2b) are giving us a lot of financial help with the wedding. But when it's just me and her, she comes out with some really subtle digs, mainly about my (lack of) housekeeping skills, and the way I raise my kids. She's also wound me up over wedding plans by insisting we need x, y and z and MUST invite a, b and c - then telling me she thinks the wedding is getting too big and that I'm going to be subjecting h2b to a day that's too formal for him to enjoy.

BUTT OUT, WOMAN!

I get on better with my MIL than I do my own Mother. She is an absolute treasure and I love her to bits!

I must say Im very much the same here - My MIL now lives in Coventry but for the year before she moved I was always at her house and out of her 3 children I was the ONLY one to help her move! A friend of mine cant stand her MIL either luckily for her she lives in NZ so only sees her once every 4 years! lol x

I get on with all of mine, although I don't see my first Husbands Mum now as she lives in Devon.

I love my MIL2B.. Loads! She is awesome!! There's nothing too much trouble for her, she still sorts out everything to do with H2B like Doctors, dentists apps, car getting serviced, MOT'd, taxed etc and has also taken my car under her wing too and gets all that sorted with everything whenever needed and will never take money off us! We happily chat on the phone or go out for the day together shopping. I love that she loves my planning ideas and helps me in every aspect. She's booked tickets for the NEC in 2 weeks which we will be going to together just for buttons(!!) for my bouquet! Love her and honoured to be having the same name as her!

if she does let me know and I'll buy mine a one way ticket to go with her!!

I get on really well with mine - she's lovely and from day one made an effort to include me and make me feel welcome. She's completely bonkers but I love her for it! I feel very lucky as I've known some exes' mothers who were vile.

She's not had any input into the wedding so far though - but that suits me fine!

My relationship with my MIL2B is a difficult one, for a start she lives 200 miles away so I don't get to see her that often. She also insists on calling me by OH's ex's name, even though they split about 4 years ago. After getting shouted at by OH she now has started making a huge pause before saying my name which is just as annoying!!! It's always like "Oh how is..............................A...L...E...X....................... doing?" All slow and deliberate. Grrr....

Mine lives in Canada and I've never met her, or any of H2B's family as theyre all over there!

When we met his entire family except 1 sister shunned him (he left his marriage) that sister is hopefully going to be one of my bridesmaids, however she's over there too so probably won't happen. H2B has no real relationship with MiL but I keep her informed via email about the children and whats happening in our life.

Hoping some of them will be able to make the wedding.

Deal, lol! Seriously my MIL is nasty on purpose she is really not a nice person

Deal, lol! Seriously my MIL is nasty on purpose she is really not a nice person

I had to change channel with DTTB as the MIL was seriously annoying!!! LOL Thank god my FMIL is nothing like that!! I get on really well with both his parents and his nan! Think my OH gets on well with my mum- she absolutely loves him!

I hope I'm not the MIL from hell when my boys get married but theres a part of me that thinks I will be lol...

Funny you should ask...she's on the phone to H2B again....that's every night for the last 3 weeks because she is incapable of making a decision on her own. She's a lovely woman but has not coped well with the break up with H2B's dad - we are not allowed a single quiet night without her calling.

Other than that slight niggle she's brilliant, very generous, is helping with wedding stuff without trying to insist on things and when she relaxes can be really fun.