To ask if there is anybody who is happy to spend Xmas with the in laws?

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So many threads about in laws and Christmas. Is there nobody out there who wants to see the in laws at Christmas.

Mine are great and will be spending Christmas day with us, as will a friend of ours. My parents are dead and my sibling has plans with their immediate family (no ILs living, but cousins, aunts etc). We get on fine and they've been very supportive over the years without being overbearing.

Me!
Lovely people; lots of space (which helps i think); amazing food; no-one getting all weird and intense over the Christmas tree; no tip-toeing around grinchy, moody step dad; dd will get fussed over by adoring grand parents (so me and dh have an easy time); fil will have stocked up on lovely drinks and everyone's glass will be kept toppped up throughout the day!
Can't wait.

DH loves mine. They are quite funny but also open and easy to deal with. They live him more than I do sometimes as well.
We often all do Christmas with my brother and his wife's family ( massive family). I have a love hate relationship with my sister in law but her parents are brilliant.

I love seeing my husband's siblings and grandparents at Christmas, the others are okay.

Me. My in laws take us out for a lovely posh meal. Christmas day just involves swimming in their pool, opening tonnes of presents (too much i dont like it) and big meal out. Plus tonnes of treat food.

Things bit more regimented in my parents home. Dad is alcoholic so Christmas usually difficult.

We will see them. Currently I'm not happy about it as PILs get a bee in their bonnet about something around this time each year, then start with the PA comments and completely pull Christmas apart.

This year it'll be that we haven't bought them gifts, though the understanding was we wouldn't do proper gifts because were paying for them to go to Florida next year, at a cost of 2k each- though of course they'll get a few little things.

I've thought about trying to find a holiday anywhere so we don't have to see them over Christmas

I've gone off mine a little bit over the years but they are good to us, lovely with my kids and nice people in general so I'm happy enough spending a few hours with them over Xmas.

Not me.

Christmas with my parents this year and I can't wait.

We'll see how DH fares

Me! I love my MiL she’s great and all my brothers and sisters in law are fab we have a great time. I also love seeing my family but my mum and brother aren’t fussed about Christmas really so we celebrate Christmas Eve.

My dad comes to ours every Christmas and my husband is adamant he’s happy with it. I’d be pleased if my MIL came to us for Christmas but it’s not happened as of yet.... more likely once my much younger brothers and sister in law are independent and not living at home.

Glad to hear some people actually get on with their in laws. Mine are a bit strange but fairly pleasant and I am happy enough to see them.

Was happy to when MIL was alive. But now it's just my mother of that generation who comes at Christmas. It's a family time, so unless they're awful, why not?

My in-laws are great. I definitely married up in the respect. I’m looking forward to our holiday meal together.

I don’t mind it too much. Everyone is nice enough but I do think my family is a lot more fun. I always feel bored after Christmas dinner at my PILs house. They sit down to watch tv and people end in in separate rooms doing their own thing. It’s all a bit to calm and very much like any other day of the year - it just doesn’t feel like anyone makes a special effort for Christmas.

With my family after dinner there is music, some people drink (others don’t) but we all have a good chat and extra chairs set up in the living room so we can all be in the same place more or less (well between that and the kitchen). It’s definitely more of a party atmosphere and it has been that way for as long as I remember. As a child the family get together in the evening was better than opening presents on Christmas morning. I do feel it’s the main reason I’ve always loved Christmas so much.

It’s our turn to go to the in-laws this year as we seen my family last year. It will be fine and DD will enjoy seeing her cousins. I just don’t look forward to Christmas the same way when it’s my side of the family’s turn.

MIL isn't coming for Xmas this year but she has a standing invitation and I am happy to have her as part of the family. She is coming for Easter instead.

My husband does. We actually live on the other side of the world to our families, but the one time mum did Christmas for us he was blown away.

Me! I’m another that has specified I will get custody of MIL in any divorce settlement. FIL died years ago now but I always got on well with him too. SIL and BIL are good friends . My own family is very dysfunctional and the functional ones live abroad so I am thankful every day for my in-laws.

I'd be quite happy to go to PIL for Christmas if I had them ideally it would be alternating Christmases or Christmas at one Boxing Day with the other but that would be distance depending. Even if they don't like me I'd make the effort for my partners sake.

Sure, my mil doesn't like me and I'm not her biggest fan. But we're adults and I'm looking forward to Christmas at her place.

My mother is invited too, that's the part I'm nervous about.

Me! We are going to theirs for two weeks and am looking forward to it very much!

Yep, love it. They’re great.

Me. We're opening presents at home and then going to in laws for dinner and staying over. Last year there were 14 of us (my family) at our house so the peace will be lovely. We alternate between my family, his family and just us/ kids 👍

Me. I’m not this year and I’ll miss them. Both my SIL are legends and MIL is lovely even if she does read the mail 😆

We spend Christmas Day with my mum and dad in law, and I look forward to it. I’m lucky, they’re really pretty cool, and Christmas Day with them is always lovely.