Anyone else not get on with there inlaws? I think the main problem being they are country folk and I'm a city guy, We have absolutly nothing in common, There into farming, I'm into computers / Technology, I drink coffee, they drink tea, you get the idea.
At weddings or family events its a disaster, I'm usually left floating around by myself, sure I make the effort but we have nothing in common.
My wife gets on with my Mum and Dad fine but then my mums also a country gal.
We come from different world, as teens me and my dad would of been having sneaky smokes, getting drunk etc, the wifes family would have been out in the fields shooting etc.
Theres also the small problem that I live in Northern Ireland and am a protestant, they are catholic.
2007-03-31 05:02:40 · 4 answers · asked by danny d 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
You have to give a little to get a little. Try to be interested in the things they like. Go shooting with them, ask them about their farm and family history. I think the problem is that you guys never communicated and now you don't really know each other and it's awkward. I don't think it's because they don't like you or vice versa. Ask you wife what she thinks would be a great way to get to know her family better.
2007-03-31 05:10:53 · answer #1 · answered by Jamie B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, I'm a big city gal, I grew up in large cities my whole life, Washington D.C., Madrid, and Hampton Roads. I married my husband who was born in Oklahoma..he moved to North Carolina! His whole family drinks sweet tea, and gosh I didn't even know what Hardee's was until I met him. They come from a small town which everyone knows each other, and big drama. I don't like them, but I try to blend in and make them feel comfortable, try doing the same, but you probably won't like them if you keep on thinking they are rednecks. Opposites attract how do you did you found your wife, because she is different
2007-03-31 12:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by fourcheeks4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have NOTHING in common? What about your wife who just happens to be their daughter? I'd call that something very important that you have in common.
2007-03-31 13:00:27 · answer #3 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell them they can go **** themselves with their kids watching
2007-03-31 12:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by Marilyn M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋