Paul and I are fortunate that both of us have very reasonably laidback parents. They are very different (our whole families are very different) but everyone pretty much gets along. Most importantly, Paul gets along with my parents and I get along with his parents.
So really, my title should be “How to be totally lucky”.
I have met some people who really claim to loathe their in-laws. Paul’s mom has often said how grateful she is that we all like each other, as if we somehow escaped something horrible and monsterous.
While I would like to think it is always our charming …read more