Just a friendly inlaws poll...hope I got all the options right.

I met mine 4 days before the weddding..They loved me, I love them...but it's easy to love in laws when they are 9000 miles away

I met Wadi's mom (his dad passed away when he was young) when I visited Morocco in July '05. She is very sweet, but seeing that I speak no arabic, and she speaks no english or even french, there was very little interaction between us, unfortunately.

I have met a few like the dad the sister and a few close family friends. I stand them they stand me. I keep in close contact withthe sister the mom is another story ( we talk).

I am closer with his aunt.

Hopefully I wil really get to meet them next November for our 2 year vow renewal

Hmm, it's not been an easy road (actually it's been pretty painful). But things are much better now with the in law situation.

Haven't met them yet, and been married almost two years. Will hopefully meet them soon! They like me so far, from what they know of me, from letters I have written them, and from talking to my father in law on the phone. I will be very nervous when I meet them due to the cultural differences. Although I am also looking forward to it.

His mum saw me and after like 1 hour (she was talking like a waterfall) she took me to the mall to go shopping. She treats me like I was her daughter and it feels to me, like I've known her forever.
I her.

aint that the truth....

I get along with my inlaws wonderfully.
Chris also gets along with my parents as well.

It is fantastic.

about a year before, we got along well

Anna's mom asked how my mother could let me travel so far to meet someone. She was truly curious not mean about it. After about 30 minutes of talking we all looked at one another and all came to the same conclusions. Families are the same around the world.

Her father was very quite at first but eventually began talking quite a bit. Even told me a joke. He said a Russian and American met for the first time and could not undestand one another at all. After a bottle of vodka they understood everything the other said. They are not big drinkers but they are big talkers and it was very nice. Anna's sister asked me if it bothered me that I could not understand what was being said. I said I may not understand it but it is familar to me, a family sharing a meal talking and laughing. This is very familar to me. I also told her that I told Anna it was ok to not translate everything because that would be very tiresome for her and I wanted her to enjoy the visit as much as possible. After all I am the one who was unable to learn Russian so why should Anna have to pay for my lack linguistic skills.

Paul misses Anna

We all met several months before, when I visited England. I had already spoken to his mum on the phone many many times before that, and we couldn't wait to meet! They are lovely wonderful people and I just love, love, love them! I'm pretty certain I would love them every bit as much if they lived closer ...that's one regret we have doing things this way; we can't ever just invite both sets of parents over for a meal, etc. We're planning a trip over (Corey and my parents as well) probably in Spring, though, so we'll see them before *too* long, and we speak on the phone and via email until then... M.

Wes' parents are deceased so I couldn't vote. The results are interesting though.

Met my (then future) in-laws in May 2005 at LEF Annual Retreat (Pras' mother attended, her dad visited--but left in a huff before the engagement as he wanted a wedding in India).

Neither of my in-laws attended the wedding (mum-in-law couldn't get visa appointment in time, dad-in-law not interested in travelling to US), nor any of Pras' few US-based relatives (which caused her considerable nervousness).

I've met two of my brothers-in-law and their families, but Amed's parents are both deceased, so unfortunately I won't be able to meet them. However, I loved both of his brothers, and talk to the other brothers and his sister on the phone every now and then. It's difficult because some of them don't speak French too well and I don't speak any arabic. We're going over in the spring (I hope), so I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the family then.

It makes me really sad that Amed's parents aren't around because I just have this feeling that they were the nicest people.

On the other hand, Amed gets along famously with all of my immediate family and most of my extended family. He's easy to love, though.

I met my husbands family - my new extended family before the wedding. all went very well. I get along well with all of his family members. This was good because, my husbands family said wonderful things during are our field investigation. My family also said nice things about our relation.

I'm surprised so many met their in laws so far ahead of the wedding...well actually it makes sense...Just when your SO is from SO far away it's hard.

i win the cutting it close prize...HAHA meeting them only 4 days before the wedding

I met my in-laws about a year after we got married when I moved to the US... They wanted to all meet me at the airport but I told my hubby no ... so we met for lunch the next day....

I get along great with my in-laws We go see them about once a weekend....

I think my mother-in-law likes me more then she likes her son... She calls me "her Marilyn" sometimes...

My hubby met my parents about 3 weeks after we first met in person.... They got along great too and they really like him... my mom says he fits right into our family

My future Mom-in-law used to be my Landlady, I lodged at her house when i was university in California - we had a blast together - going shopping, watching movies, making breakfast.

It was 2 years later that she introduced me to her daughter - and, well, the rest is history! lol.

So, not only was this great Lady a friend to me, she also gave birth to the love of my life - in addition to this she is giving us a place to stay when we first get married - and she is our co-sponsor!!

My Mom In Law *ROCKS* !!

Oh yeah my parents met HIM 5 years ago - and saw him once a year, every year when he came to visit me

They didn't like him at first...but they've since come around

My inlaws are cool....very laid back Having already having had the absolute worst mil on the planet (and quite possibly the worst person I've ever met bar none besides her daughter, no lie), I was very skeptical about meeting D's mother. She is a very cool woman and we hit it off...but she's not too much to where everytime I turn around there she is.

So a perfect balance imo

Oh, and I met them all like hrmm...5 years ago or so....

I wish I could pick multiple options: I met G's mum and stepdad nearly a year before the wedding (and they've visited once since and are visiting again later this month), but we've now been married over two years and I still haven't met his dad, stepmum, sister, or stepsister.

I get along okay with his mum and stepdad I guess, I don't like the way his mum treats him but we can all act like grown-ups.

G. first met my mom and sister over a year before the wedding and they get on like a house on fire. He met my dad a couple months before the wedding and no one really knows what my dad thinks of him, so who knows?

I met all of Dave's family on my first visit over here, then he met all mine when he came to the UK. We all get on great (his mother calls me instead of him now!)

When my parents met him, they didn't say if they liked him or not and it was worrying me. The day we left their house my mum gave me the biggest hug and whispered in my ear "we absolutely love him, he's perfect". I was so relieved!!

At our wedding his dad gave me a huge hug and welcomed me to the family, which meant alot.

Happy families all around

Met my in-laws in person almost 2 years after we were married due to the lengthy immigration process, but actually I emailed and chatted with his mom about 3 months after we met online. We also talked on the phone several times before we met in person. Our relationships are just so-so, I rarely see them since we live in different towns and we're just a bit distant.

Met my in-laws on my second trip to the US in 2003. It was at a family reunion and Hubby has 11 brothers & sisters who are all married with kids and grandkids....there were so many there it was quite a party! I am an only child and so was my Ex so I had never had a BIL or SIL and now I have 11 of each and so many nieces and nephews I can't count 'em! We get on really well, they are a wonderful family and I love being a part of it

Jen

I don't have In-Laws

ah well, cant say the same for my case,....my dad likes my wife, but her parents liked me ........up until last saturday to be precise! lol

Well, my fiancee' gets along fine with my parents, and they quite like him. Of course, they also said 'anyone is better than your ex-boyfriend', to which I wholeheartedly agree.

The problem I face on his side of the family is that I came into the picture shortly after he broke up with an ex-girlfriend. His mother happened to like this ex-girlfriend, although she had no clue how abusive she was to her son. If she knew, maybe she'd change her mind. In either case... his family members, at least extended, have noticed how much happier he is, and that he actually smiles when he talks about me. That's something he never did with his ex-gf. His father seems to like me, and even his sister who hates all things foreign liked me. His mother... she's the problem.

His mother doesn't like that he's dating an older woman, who is overweight, and lives in the United States. She hates that he stays up late with me to talk on the phone, and thinks I'm a bad influence on his schooling. ... ... .. . Oh just wait until she hears that he's going to be moving here to marry me. I bet you'll hear the yelling all the way across the pond.

I actually met my husbands parents before i met him! They lived in the UK for 2 years and his parents, his brother and sister were regulars at the restaurant that I worked in at the time. I never even knew that he existed although i knew his family. In fact I even met his grandma and grandpa before I met my husband as they came over to visit and came to eat at the restaurant. It was about 8 months later that my now husband and I were introduced my a mutual friend and I realised that he was a member of the family that I always served. The reason I never met him was because they used to come to have lunch after going to church on a sunday and he never went as he had always gone out on saturday night and couldn't be bothered to get up early enough to go out and eat!! We've been together 5 years now and I get on with the In-Laws really well.

I met Bogdan's parents for the first time in 2005. We intend to marry 2007. I get along very well with them and have been made to feel like part of the family.

This is Mom and me in the garden in Romania. You can even see the back of Dad's head.

The first day I flew into Davao City I treated about 25 members of Jenny's family to dinner at Jack's Ridge. (Total cost $51). I had read that the culture in the Philippines is really family oriented. Her family is real nice and I always look forward to seeing them when I go to the Philippines.

I can't wait to meet Charle's father. His mother unfortunately passed away 10 days after we started being together, so I didn't nor will have the opportunity to meet her
Charles met my mom, but they couldn't really communicate since she doesn't speak english

I met Veronica's Parents last April.. with the Visa process I'm sure I'll be close to a year..
Well anyway.. THere is a language barrier but with enough..hand,eyes,body motions..We understood each other fine... But when it came time to ask for her hand in Marriage...I had her give me a quick how to speak Romanian course "I would like to Marry Veronica" that was hard enough.. but to find out Veronica failed to tell me...that Veronica is pronouned "Veranica" in her language...So I'm surprised they knew who I was talking about.....Even with her being 30 I felt I should show respect and ask them... And her father said "It's Up to Veronica" Go figure hahhahaha

Met my in-laws long before getting married.

I don't know when or if I will meet them. They (or at least his mom) did not like his decision and he moved out of the house for a long time because of it.

I met the in-laws about a week after I met my husband. That was fine. Then a few months later, they found out their son had intentions of marrying me. That was not so fine. It took awhile before they finally warmed up to me. It is OK now. I like my MIL better than my own mother, if that tells you anything.

Met them on my first visit here.
They're coolio. Love 'em to bits. Well, like 'em more than my own parents anyhow.