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Am I being over-sensitive? (bit of a rant)

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forank · 15/04/2013 17:48

I realise that it is highly probable that I AM being over-sensitive, what with pregnancy hormones running amok and whathaveyou...but here goes..

My DH and I have just bought our first family home. We are thrilled to bits and couldn't be happier with the home we've chosen. As we're buying in an in-demand area of London, we had to move quickly when making our decision and offer...meaning that my MIL didn't get a chance to see the property before we had our offer accepted.

We sent her over the details from Rightmove so that she could get an idea, and she has since driven through the area to have a look.

Since then, she has not stopped nit-picking! She has a problem with the layout of downstairs, the size of the garden, the direction the garden is facing, the bathroom, etc. She thinks the house is 'too close to Bounds Green' even though its nowhere near BG and very squarely in Muswell Hill. She's panicking about the fact that DH plans to get to the tube station by cutting through a wooded area (which is common practice, according to others who live on the road),...I feel like I could continue for years!

Is she being reasonable to express these concerns and criticisms? Or am I being over sensitive?

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TigerSwallowtail · 15/04/2013 18:23

I can't even see why she should have seen the house before you made an offer, tell her to mind her own business, unless she thinks you're entitled to go round to her house and pick out everything you think is wrong with it.

Cakecrumbsinmybra · 15/04/2013 18:27

YANBU

But I can't ever imagine a scenario where I'd include my MIL in my house purchasing arrangements.

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