Have you ever had to live with your inlaws?

United States
July 31, 2007 9:43pm CST
This past summer we had to move due to my hubby changing jobs and we stayed with my sister in law. It was good but we were planning on getting a place within a couple of weeks. Little did we know that nothing would be in the market within our price range. 1.5 months later we were still with my SIL and her family. Then into my MIL's house. Thankfully she moved out within a week of us moving in so we have our privacy once again. We had a great experience living with the inlaws has anyone else had good experience or did you have a bad experience. If you feel like sharing I would love to hear.
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14 responses
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
1 Aug 07
For me it's not really good to live with your inlaws...as mush as possible once you're married you have to live your own and start a family of your own..
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• United States
1 Aug 07
I think its better to have your own place but when circumstanes arise and you can't you do what you have to do. I'm glad I had good experiene though.
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@soccermom (3198)
• United States
1 Aug 07
WE lived with my inlaws a few years back, before they were my in laws. It was an okay experience, they took my daughter and I into their home and treated us like we belonged there. We stayed about 4 months, and they were actually upset when we moved out! But they were kind enough to cosign on an apartment for us, and even when we've had our disagreements have been supportive in every way that they could. I'm lucky to have them.
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• United States
1 Aug 07
You are very blessed to have great inlaws.
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
9 Aug 07
Hi there. Yes we have lived with my inlaws, my husbands family, for a short time... Although we didnt have the privacy our own house would've given us, my inlaws did there best to give us as much privacy as possible, they also made me feel welcome, and even said our home is your home, quiet what my family would do... We enjoyed living with them for that time, they didnt want us to leave, lol, but both my husband and I are stand strong, when it comes having our independence, our privacy and space for our children, we've had our own home for about 3 years now, but living with them I think, has made us even more closer... A good experience had by all involved...
@Rickrocks8 (1751)
• United States
3 Aug 07
I would rather live in a cardnoard box!
@wonderful1 (2075)
• China
12 Aug 07
No, I don't live with my inlaws now. But I dont' like living with them, it doesn't mean that I don't like them or they are bad. I feel uncomfortable if I live with them over 3 days. In law, we are relatives, but in fact we don't even see each other before, so I don't know how to solve the relation with them. If you have to live with them over 3 days, you'd better take them as stranger in your heart and begin make friends with them, if they don't be your friends, then respect them only.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
1 Aug 07
Years ago for a short time while still trying to work things out with my husband, We did live with my MIL. This was due to his not working and my check not being enough to cover the rent and bills. She was a sweetheart and did everything possible to make us feel at home. Still, Independent me, did not like living with others and missed having my own place...my own space. I just really felt bad living with her as if we were invading her. She did nothing to make me feel that way...it was just me. I was so glad when we finally got our own place again. It served to make me appreciate my own home no matter how humble...it is home and it is mine.
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• Canada
1 Aug 07
I am only engaged, so I don't think I have in-laws yet. When my fiance and I go to Canada where my family is, we will probably end up staying at their place, because the apartment I have on my own is not big enough for the two of us. My bed is only a single. LOL
@gloria777 (1674)
• India
1 Aug 07
We too have good experience living with inlaws. I think its excity for short period, but one should always live away from inlaws for better relationship.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
1 Aug 07
That's nothing. Try living with your in-laws for YEARS... I have lived with my in-laws before. I actually moved in with my husband and his parents before my husband and I got married. I ended up living with these people for years and over all this time I learned how they really are. Sure there were good days and bad, maybe even more good than bad, but probably because I mostly kept to myself or hid away in my room. :P Thank goodness they moved several hours away a few years ago. Who's to say what would have happened if we all still lived in the same house. But just thinking about it makes me cringe. I guess it's safe to say I never want to live with my in-laws ever again.
@micaella (396)
• Philippines
1 Aug 07
WEll, my inlaws are good but too good to live with then in one roof, they even cook and give you a morning breakfst, but of corz i wont ask to that... I hate treating me like a baby ever since though if my hub do that ill appreciated it much... I really dont like to live with my inlaws, they will do all my responsibilitites for my husband and to my kids, even in slepping time in the middle of the night they will check us if where sleeping already or not! In teaching my kids the right manner they wont allow it cause for them my kids is still a kids. lol. what an idea... well inshort for me living with inlaws are, NO WAY!
@madhuraks (425)
• Kuwait
1 Aug 07
I dont have any experience with my in-laws.only one day i stayed with them when i got married & then i moved abroad with my husband.After 15days i have to come back to my country bcoz my dad left this world & i had no brothers to look after everything, i have only 1 younger sister so i had to settle down the business & other official things.No one came to help us (relatives)by that time my father-in-law helped me in everything & he supported me for 6months. i stayed apart from my husband for 6months.They didnt tell any thing.They were very much understanding,supportive & kind.i settled down every thing & came back to my husband.After marriage i stayed with my husband only for 15days & then after 6months i came back to him. This month its going to b 1yr of our marriage & i am happy that we will be with our parents.This time i will experience staying with them.I am very much attached to my father-in-law i feel like i am with my dad.I dont have any fear with him i am opened to talk any thing with him bcoz he becamed very close in those 6months.But i am scared of my mother-in-law bcoz i dont know much abt her.I have not spent much time with her.Ya whenever v talk in phones she talks sweetly.I am glad to have them. I hope i will have good experience staying with them this time.
@ibuemma (2953)
• United States
1 Aug 07
3 years ago, me and my hubby had to live in my SIL, we went to Indonesia for 6 months, and we gave up our apartment in Jersey state. We come back to find new place, my SIL offer her place considering it's gonna be expensive for us to stay in a hotel. It wasn't bad at all, she's a single mom with 2 kids, so she's pretty happy that we stayed there...LOL...of course so she didn't have to hire baby sitter when she had to work over time. And we pretty much happy too, save the money for hotel, instead we gave half of our budget to her ( for food and some utitilities bill ).
• United States
1 Aug 07
We are living with the in laws right now while we finish our house. ugh! some days are okay but other days i can tell we want to rip eachothers heads off. i cant stand not having my own space it is really starting to bother me. thank god we have about one month left.
@crazed_moma (1054)
• United States
2 Aug 07
We lived with my MIL and FIL for a couple months when we first moved down to where they lived for better job opportunities. It was ok for the first month but we got on each other's nerves after a while. That and Grandparents tend to enjoy their grand children more when they aren't around all the time. So as a long term solution, I wouldn't suggest it but for a short period it's fine.