A man moves into his wife's family.
He becomes a part of their tribe. I don't know what that means anthropologically or what it means as a reflection of our culture (which I suppose is the same question) but it’s true in my experience.
My boy is a subject of his mother-in-law; my poor son-in-law answers to my wife. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, just an observation.
Is this phenomena the source of M-I-L jokes? Probably.
Is this your experience?
Don
It depends on how close the wife is with her mother. I have seen it both ways.
When my wife and I married, it was a long time before my mother in law really accepted the fact that my wife was not under her thumb any more, but it was not a bad situation with any hard feelings or anything.
It is the end to "Happily ever after" when the MIL is the head of household! 🙂
I don't take no sh*^t from nobody. Wife's tribe has not a lot of say
I know you don't , P.C.
Do you know I got banned once for defending your honor?
Against a guy that cslled himself "drobinson" as I recall.
At least, I think that's what it was.
Who knows?
Don
When we married I moved my wife 750 miles from her home. There was no running home to Momma if we he an argument. I get along great with my MIL, probably better than my wife does. My FIL - not so much, but then again I don't know anyone who puts up with him for long.
Andy
My wife joined my tribe. Her parents were divorced when she was young. She lived with her father and step-mother but moved out when she was 18. Her mother and step-father and that whole clan are friggin' nutjobs.
She lost her father to a heart attack about 5 years back; he and I got along great (after we graduated high school anyway, not so much before), good man.
The wife gets along great with my mother and has since we started dating back in high school.
I know one fellow who moved into his wife's family, quite literally. The wife caught the husband "in the act" with her mother.
In both cases, my wives chose to join my family and leave their own families in the distance.
Holy Cow
You ain't quite right... You might even get on Television, with a git up like that!
N
> My wife joined my tribe. Her parents were divorced when she was young. She lived with her father and step-mother but moved out when she was 18. Her mother and step-father and that whole clan are friggin' nutjobs.
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> She lost her father to a heart attack about 5 years back; he and I got along great (after we graduated high school anyway, not so much before), good man.
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> The wife gets along great with my mother and has since we started dating back in high school.
Until the last sentence, your post read like you went to high school with your wife's father.
Dont' laugh too hard. I have seen it happen.B-)
Thanks man!!!! I was unaware because I too was banned 🙂
My MIL and FIL answer to me. When I married into the family, I assumed the role, after a few years, of the Patriarch and all are my damn subjects!
My MIL is the most manipulative woman I've ever met, and I make her toe the line when I'm around! 🙂
SWMBO and me were married in 1969, I was 18 she 19. Me and MIL “tolerated” one another and eventually became friends. During our marriage she traveled with us and was great to have along. She has traveled with us to nearly every state, a rail trip to Copper Canyon, Mexico, all of Central America, and damn near every island in the Caribbean. Never had an argument with her, and have become very close, go figure?
Have a great weekend! B-)
> SWMBO
That says it all.....;-)
