Inlaw awkwardness, weird silences, and a mother inlaw who is religously weird...

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loanranger252004

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...if that makes sense.? Well I have only been married for 4 months now. I have a mother inlaw, and father in law who are not overly friendly to me. We've never had an argument or nothin, but if we go out or see someone else they don't hardly ever talk to me It's kinda like we'll talk to u if there is no one better around so to speak.. I told the wife about it on numerous occasions and she is finally startin to see it as well.. She told her mother about it the best she could say is that i'm part of the family now which makes no sense i dunno.
I'm jus runnin outta ideas, the mother inlaw is so religous she is weird, lived a very sheltered life and is naive so whatever u say goes right over her head..the father in law and i used to get a long pretty good but now when i go over there we have these awkward silences or he jus plain don't talk to me.. The weird thing is nothin has happened we haven't had no fights or nothin, is this normal? i hope not, anyways any help is appreciated thanks.
 
I wouldnt take your in-law's behavior as an insult. They are simply weird.

Lots of times, people don't have to talk constantly to be in the same space. Does your father in law play cards? If so, and if you're going to be in the same space as him very long, ask him if he'd like to play cards or another game. Sometimes it helps doing interactive things with people. And maybe he'd get to know you a bit better, if that's what you want.

Your wife doesn't need to get into the middle of this situation or talk to your parents about it. She can't tell them how to behave or who to talk to, if you see what i mean.

After you've been married longer, maybe they will start coming around... i hope so.
 
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