My parents and my FIL exchange letters about once a month. My parents prefer to send emails but my FIL isn't a tech savvy guy!
Do your parents stay in touch with your in-laws?
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My parents visit my FIL whenever they come to visit us. They've tried to visit MIL, but she always cancels. They are FB friends with my older SILs and my mom chats with them regularly.
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If there's big news they'll call each other. But we all live in the same town so they'll usually see each other about once a month. We all like to go to things like an event they have once a month down town, things at our temple, etc.
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ILs call my parents on their birthdays, holidays & the like. FIL will FB msg my dad for things sometimes. neither my mother nor MIL use FB. they live five minutes apart though, so we all get together for cookouts and some holidays, so they see each other then. they wouldn't see each other on their own though.
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They don't have anything in common with each other so, no.
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facebook and birthday/christmas cards, that's about it.
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Nope, even though they live about 2 miles from each other. They just don't have a lot in common, and it doesn't help that I have a terrible (well, more like nonexistent right now) relationship with my parents so it's a little awkward for my in-laws.
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Nope. Too much distance and a language barrier.
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my mom sends bday cards/gifts via me; and we'll get together for an occasional dinner or two every once in a while when we (dh and i ) feel up for it~
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Not really. Only when we are all together.
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Not really, I think maybe they send christmas cards and an occasional e-mail when there's big news like when we announced we were pregnant. They've only met each other twice.
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Every now and then they'll call each other for something... but not often. They get along really well but they just don't have much in common other than their children.
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Nope! My parents will send them a Christmas card, but that's it. Hubs family is pretty social, but mine isn't, so they're perfectly happy not socializing, haha.
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yep. They are super good friends. travel to vegas together every year (just our parents.. we aren't invited!!) and they are planning a trip to italy (also told us we can't come!!) haha. its pretty great!
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Nope because they live 5+ hours apart from each other and there's a slight language barrier between them. They do inquire of each other when we see either side though.
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Nope. I wish they were close but there is a big age gap and they have absolutely nothing in common.
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Nope! They've only met once!
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@adnama: ha that's so cute! Did they know each other before you and DH met?
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@Rachel: Nope! But we have been together for so long that they kept meeting (ie we started dating before we were old enough to drive... haha a long time ago!!). Now we live a few hours away from them all, and they still live within 5 mins of eachother. They will all come visit us together, or we can all get together as a group when we go back to visit. Its really great/easy. Our siblings all get along too!
We go on an annual summer trip with my DHs parents and sister and brother, BILs wife and her dad, and my mom and step dad! Its a huge crazy fun group! -
They send the cursory Christmas card, but they don't really know each other.
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No, they've only met twice and dont really know each other since they live in different states, and just dont have the change to get to know each other.
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Eh... they are polite, but that's about it. They knew each other before we got married.
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Yes totally! They were all friends before we got married and they are very into each other. We all live within a 15mile radius!
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Our mothers are quite close, which is a nice surprise. They couldn't be any more different from each other!
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Nope, no communication whatsoever. They live 30 mins apart, but don't speak the same language and don't have anything in common. DH and I have been together for 7 yrs, and I think they have met 3 times. Kinda sad, but it is what it is...
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No, my parents try and keep drama out of their lives.
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Yup! We live in three different states, but the moms have kind of become friends and talk on the phone weekly-ish and email. I'm guessing they'll do it even more once a baby arrives!
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They see each other for holidays and don;t speak outside of that.
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