Your SOs parents

[rsvpnj]

How do you feel about your SO's parents?

I love my BF's parents.. His mom and I are very close and we speak frequently online, via email, and occasionally on the phone. His dad is very cool and my SO definitely gets his sense of humor from him. My daughters love them as well. They especially keep in touch with his mom. And they like to take hikes in the mountains with his dad when we're in California.

Do you love them or not really care for them?

I can honestly say that I love them and would be devastated if anything happened to them.

Do they make you feel like part of the family?

Yes... I was very nervous about meeting them in 2007. But I can say that they have always made me and my girls feel like part of their family. They have photos of us in their home and on their fridge. His mom has photos of us in her "family" album on her facebook profile. The very first time that I met them was when we all went out of town for my BF's friends wedding. (His parents are good friends with the groom's parents). When he introduced his mother to me, she immediately hugged me and handed me a handpainted (by her) porcelain jewelry box with an inscription on the bottom of the date we all met and her "with love" signature and her name. It was very sweet and truly unexpected!

[blankita719]

How do you feel about your SO's parents?
I only met his mother very briefly 13 and a half years ago and she recently passed away so I won't be getting the opportunity to know her better. I met his father and his stepmother also during the same visit and spent more time with them. Not sure how they feel about me now but we got along well enough back then.

Do you love them or not really care for them?
I don't know them that well, but he's not particularly close to many members of his family so I don't know how well I ever will. I hope to change that a little bit because my family is super important to me, but he's stubborn and may not let me

Do they make you feel like part of the family?
In time, I am sure they will but we've always been long distance and he doesn't spend a lot of time with them normally so for now not really.

[NikkiP]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
My SO's mom and her boyfriend are super nice. I would guess that his dad doesn't know about me and that there is a possibility that I might meet him if/when his sister gets married.
Do you love them or not really care for them?
Love his mom. She's sweet and really makes an effort.
Do they make you feel like part of the family?
Definitely! Being around his family at Thanksgiving did not make me feel like an outsider at once. They brought me in on the conversations and brought me up to speed whenever it was needed. I've met his mom almost as many times as I've met him.

[My Hearts in Kentucky]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
I love them, they are the best in laws to be i could ask for!

Do you love them or not really care for them?
yes i love them to death

Do they make you feel like part of the family?
yes, i feel like i have known them all my life!

[Rugger]

How do you feel about your SOs parents? I love My boy's parents! They have always been exceedingly amazing to me.
Do you love them or not really care for them? I bonded really well with them, especially his mom. His mom and I are almost the same person. We are both extremely loud and rambunctious, and love White Zinfindel ( which she buys for just the two of us to drink). She once told me that T and I remind her of her and her husband at our age.
Do they make you feel like part of the family? Absolutely. His whole family does. I went on vacation with his extended family and they were amazing. His grandpa, having heard I played rugby, actually got down and tried to make me ruck with him. His aunt bought sweet wine because she knew I liked it and His female cousins and I had "girl time" where his little sister and female cousin did my makeup.

[kymccloud]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
I enjoy spending time with them more than he does.
Do you love them or not really care for them?
I like my SO's parents.
Do they make you feel like part of the family?
They do make me feel like I am part of the family. I fit in perfectly

[CynderAngel]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
I have no reason whatsoever to like his parents.
Do you love them or not really care for them?
I love them... but it's more out of necessity than anything else.
Do they make you feel like part of the family?
No.

[Dauntedpoet]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
I try not to think about them at all if I can help it.

Do you love them or not really care for them?
Well considering they have called me "creepy", "uneducated', "american trash'', "vulgar'', and ''slobbish" behind my back to everyone including my SO ....Not really care for them is too mild.

Do they make you feel like part of the family? No they completely ignore me, which is FAR better than they treat their family.

[bookieboo2010]

Well my boyfriend's mother passed away right before I met him back in 2004. So I never got to meet her.
His step father didn't like me much back in 04 but now that we are older it has gotten better. They fight a lot so there is not really room for me between them.
But this christmas I am driving to NC to pick up my bf with my little sister then we are on a very long road trip to IN so I can meet his dad and older sister for the very first time. I am extremely nervous. I have always been best friends with my ex's families and some of them I still am friends with their families. So I am scared about meeting his family.

[Elissa]

I don't like them. At all. Her dad doesn't even know that I exist, and her mom thinks our relationship is a "phase."

[PaperbackWriter]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
I like his dad just fine. His mother is a fire-breathing dragon (no offense to actual dragons) with the maturity of a toddler.
Do you love them or not really care for them?
I love his father. Wonderful guy. His mother? Um... *cough*
Do they make you feel like part of the family?
Father, yes. Mother? Told me to my face I wasn't.

[jerseygirl904]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
Well, his parents are divorced. I met his mom well before I met his dad. His mom and I are facebook friends, we exchange Christmas presents and she made me jewelry for my birthday. After spending only 15 minutes with his dad the first time we met, I went to shake his hand and we were leaving (we saw him at work)...he said, "What's that?! Give me a hug or something!!" LOL Now, on a side note...Jimmy and I have been friends since middle school, so I had "sort of" met his folks before.

Do you love them or note really care for them?
I've spent more time with his mom...and I definitely love her!!! I've only seen Pop a couple of times...but, I'm sure I will grow to love him too.

Do you feel like a part of the family?
Yes, for sure.

[Thad]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
I really like my SO's parents. They've been divorced since she was about 9 or 10, but it doesn't seem to matter for us at all.

Do you love them or not really care for them?
I love her parents. They are amazing. I got spoiled rotten my first Christmas with her because she's an only child, so I think her parents were excited to have some else to dote on.

Do you feel like a part of the family?
Yes. Her parents are genuinely interested in my life, and they support our relationship. Everyone is waiting for us to get married. A few times they've made Freudian slips and referred to us like we already were married. I guess that's a good sign.

[samglam209]

Haha speaking of SO's parents I was just talking to his mom last night.

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
His mom is amazing. She's such a good person and so friendly and welcoming. His dad I've only met once but he was really funny and nice. My boyfriend doesn't see him much though(his dads kind of a drug addict and not really around)

Do you love them or not really care for them?
I love them! I've known them for about 5 years now and even with us being off and on at first they're still awesome. His whole family! Both his grandma's(and his great grandma's before they died,I'm so glad I got to meet them both) and all his aunts and uncles and cousins are so awesome.

Do they make you feel like part of the family?
Yes all of them do. Last christmas his aunt made me a scarf just like the ones she gave to his sister and cousin.
His mom treats me like a second daughter. The reason we're LDR is because I moved away for college and every time I talk to her she tells me how proud she is of me for going for my dreams and that she just wants whats best for me whether thats with my SO or not.
Oh and to add his family is almost the reason we haven't broken up. lol Just kidding but really his mom and sister are both awesome. I don't have a sister of my own so I love her so much!

[Casey]

How do you feel about your SOs parents?
I would just prefer to pretend they don't exist. His mother has probably been the biggest issue issue of our relationship. We just stand united against her now lol. He's sick of her hating on me, and I'm sick of putting up with the most immature 50 year old I have ever met. This woman seriously has not left high school behind. Really difficult to start a new life with him, when she is constantly interfering.
My favourite quotes from her "if you ever fall pregnant, you will be having an abortion" "ugh, do you even know what a Bronco is?" (my fave footy team, who she she knew we had gone and seen live a month beforehand), "if the move doesn't break them up, hopefully the distance will" "don't get a dog, I don't want to look after it when you break up"
Do you love them or not really care for them?
His father is pretty good. The poor guy has gotten sick of defending Adam and I being together because she just goes ape shit and then doesn't talk to him for a week. When I go around these days, I seriously do not even talk. I say "hello, how are you" and "goodbye" and respond to any polite conversations in the middle. I have learnt that if I say anything without being spoken to first, she snaps at me, and all hell breaks loose. Pretty shitty situation... I've studied psychology and there was definitely no mention of this sort of behaviour or how to deal with it.... unfortunately. I usually break down in the car every time we leave - either crying or fuming.

Do they make you feel like part of the family?
She has HATED me before she even met me. So I didn't really have a choice. Five years later, and she still HATES me and it just gets worse everytime I see them, so I am definitely looking forward to dinner with them tonight!