To want to call MIL out for being rude as hell

[Flowersinyourhair]

Long history with MIL who generally drives me potty. They live in the south, we live in the north. Our houses are worth a comparable amount of money. MIL here visiting and currently googling house prices on the road we live on to see what ours is worth. All done with an air of how grim and cheap it is up north compared to the expensive and sought after south. Whilst I appreciate that some parts of the north are cheap and some parts of the south are expensive this is not true of where we live at all. AIBU that sitting in someone's house looking up the value of that house is bloody rude??

At least you can bask in the knowledge that she's pathetic!!!

Or at least the way she's behaving is pathetic!!

I would pick my battles and this wouldn't necessarily be one of them.

She could look it up when she went home but I have to say when we travel around the country we always have a look in estate agents' windows to see what we would get for our money in that area.

Save the battles for something more important (like Christmases, holidays, criticism of you, your kids etc).

Have you never rightmove stalked anyone? Really? Not necessarily in their house but if they're moving?

Maybe she's deciding to move closer to you....

Don't stoop to her level and argue over something as pathetic as this. Just laugh

It's silly to get het up about something so trivial.

Didn't your DH tell her how much your house cost?

No, this wouldn´t annoy me. I find property prices interesting.

Yep she's checking what she can get for her money nextdoor to you.

But more seriously, feeling aggrieved cute living up north and over sensitive (this in isolation is waaaaaay over sensitive) is boy very dignified or confident. Stop being insecure and genuinely stop caring.

Don't have a problem sneaking a view but sitting on the sofa in my house looking up the value of it then commenting on the v expensive houses down south seemed v rude. Perhaps I feel it more in the context of the repeated "it's grim up north" comments...

We've lived here for nearly 20 years and have no plans to move so what our house cost isn't of huge significance to us really.

Look up the price of hers on Zoopla and then show her they are worth the same

Sounds like a plan Ivegot.

What an odd thing to get het up about!

She'd be quite affronted at the 5 figure valuation of our house, then!

Pray that she's not thinking of moving nearer to you. Agree with her that up north is not good enough for her. Keep praying. I'll help 🙏🏻👀😝

She sounds like an idiot. I am from the north but live in the south and it depresses me seeing what amazing houses in lovely areas I could get for the price of my little mid terraced ex council house here!

She's an idiot but not worth bothering about.

We are in a v pretty and touristy area where houses are far from cheap. They live in a v normal house in a v normal town in the South. It's nice but it's not earth shattering.

I would absolutely never in a million years dream of sitting in a relative or friends house looking up and then commenting on how much their house was worth.

And no, they don't want to move up here. No culture you see...

My prayers for you are answered @Flowersinyourhair 😁

So you have a lovely big house then if it's the same price as hers down south? She sounds jealous.

Have you told her you love the character of your lovely town and would never live in a soulless jungle like her in the south? I'm from the se btw so no judgment here. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

No it's not big (4 beds but not massive). Just in a nice place. We do have nice places in the north where houses cost as much as they do in the south a fact that mil has yet to grasp