Do you respect your in-laws? Do they respect you in return?

Question

Just wondering. You all know my lovely issues with mine!

Answer 1

Yes and yes.  I got lucky in the in-laws dept.  They are both teachers and my mil is also a minister.

Answer 2

I used to respect mine, then they turned on me years after the divorce.  They never really respected me in hindsight, but they were smart enough to fear me if they crossed me!  :-)

In all relationships - IT TAKES TWO.  Rarely are bad relationships always just one person's fault.  If you're perfect and everybody else sucks, maybe you can take it upon yourself to learn some sort of "life lesson," or a new people skill that you didn't possess prior to knowing the offensive person.  

Answer 3

Technically,I have two sets of in-laws,my husbands biological mother and then his foster mother and foster father. As for his biological mother,I cannot stand her,nor can she stand me. She only tolerates me because of my husband. She does not even respect her own son,and talks bad about him openly.

But his foster mother and I get along great. She is more of a mother to him than his biological mother will ever be.

Answer 4

My mother and father-in-law are literal monsters in human form, they could both die tomorrow and we'd have a party, so no to both questions, same goes for all but one of my sisters-in-law too. (My hubby is the only boy, and the youngest of 5 kids, he was abused so badly he was raised in foster care, the one sister-in-law I adore was given up for adoption!)  

Answer 5

Absolutely yes!  Absolutely yes!

I always treated my in-laws equally as my own family.  In turn I was always treated the same.  

Even if I didn't get along with my mother-in-law or father-in-law I would of never ever disrespected them.  Kept my distance maybe but never disrespected them.  As far as my hubby's 5 brothers and sisters and families we all have a great time together!

Answer 6

I treat people as they treat me or I treat people like I wanna be treated...so my in-laws treat me great so I do the same in return...you can't get respect unless you give it.

Answer 7

Yes. Yes. But every one should respect every one else's space. There are generational differences with in-laws. It's hard for the younger generation to listen attentively to what the older in-laws are saying, and it's hard for the older folks to remember that sons and daughters-in-law are no longer children, but are mature adults. No one should impose their dreams on someone else.

Answer 8

I'm Married 6 years. My in laws and I get along better when we're talking on the phone, and when they visit for about 2 days. Anything over 2 days and I feel like I want to be institutionalized. We respect each other, but it is truly a work in progress.

Answer 9

yes, and NO not always

but he is 84 yrs. old  

Answer 10

My in-laws are dead but I can tell you that they hated my guts.

Answer 11

I'm not married - but my 5 brothers and sisters are. I not only respect their spouses, I love them as my own family. And I know most of their parents and family as well and get along with all of them

I know - I'm one of the lucky few. All my family members get along.  

Answer 12

Yes to both questions.

Answer 13

Yes and No.

I have the utmost respect for everyone, no matter what age, as long as they are human. However, my MIL is a nightmare!!!

Answer 14

I'm not married, so I don't have in-laws, but my boyfriend's parents and I get along great. I met him thru his parents, so they really like me. I definetly have respect for them, and go by their rules, and in return they respect me. They are great!!

~It's my birthday today!!!!

Answer 15

Yes definitely.

I am coming from a muslim family in India.

Answer 16

yep yep

here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yITEJVrFL...

hope this helps!