Who are easier to get along with: Fathers-in-law or mothers-in-law? 11 Articles

by So Me

I am writing to figure out just how close should you be to your "In-Laws". I am particularly speaking about my mother-in-law. I love her dearly, but it has not always been that way. We started out very rocky and did no...read more

by Aisha Ambreen

In-laws are very important to girl who is married and it is important that she learns to get a long with them as they are her husbands family. I think every girl should get to know her in-laws especially her mother-in law ...read more

by Maryellen Lee

A lot of mothers-in-law just don't know how to cut the apron strings. This is obvious from daily phone calls to guilt trips about coming over for dinner. But for those who do know when to cut the strings, they will love...read more

by Sherry Bentley-Short

The experience is different for men and for women but here are the differences as I see them: The woman who marries a man- The first thing that she has to realize is that she will never be good enough for his mother...read more

by Audrey Hardy

After six months of not talking to my own mother, I was suddenly faced with my mother-in-law. There she was standing in my doorway completely without warning. This meant one of two things. Either she told my absent-mind...read more

by Amelia Listiani

I think it depends. I know plenty of mothers-in-law who view their daughters-in-law as a competition. Thus they make their daughters-in-law's lives a living hell since they still want to be the number one person in the...read more

by Alissa Mitchell

From experience I would have to go with the Fathers-in-Law. Come on you try to get in with the mothers-in-law and it always seem to go just fine until that one day something doesn't go the mothers-in-laws way and bam the ...read more

by Ian Loft

From the male perspective I have to say that getting on well with the father-in-law is far easier. The mother is always likely to be more judgemental and will generally take the side of the woman in a conflict situation....read more

by Kayla Bargmann

It really depends on the people. I know I get along with my father-in-law MUCH better than I do with my mother-in-law. He doesn't see me as stealing his son. He sees me as joining the family. I guess my situation is di...read more

by Emma Orn

When a man gets a daughter he will be the man in her life til the day she will get married. And then that man will be the man in her life. The same goes for when a woman gets a son. So when the daughter for example marries...read more

by Chata

The answer is, both. In-laws are just parents like the ones you, yourself were blessed with. They seek only for one to love and care for their child as much as your parents seek the same for you. A mother's bond is usually...read more