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Weird MIL?

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HmmmWhatDoYouThink12 · 24/10/2022 22:38

My new MIL is odd to say the least but I'm intrigued by everyone's general opinion on this topic. We got married 2 years ago, she arrived from overseas (shs was very put out by this!) Refused to stay in the same venue as all the other guests and left 8am day after wedding .. you get the picture. Anyway, she didn't give us a gift per say, what she did do, was walk up to me around 11pm, after not speaking to me all day, and press something into my hand, saying "this is just for you" I smiled and said, thank you. Fast forward a couple of days and I discover its the cheapest pocket mirror you could find. Now, she's big into superstitions so I'm just wondering am I totally off the mark things she's being odd or what?

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Merryclaire · 24/10/2022 22:53

So you don’t see much of her? Sounds perfect to me.

Nagado · 24/10/2022 22:58

Is there a superstition about giving a bride a cheap mirror?

Just enjoy the fact that she lives in a different country and enjoy your life.

LadybirdsAreNeverHappy · 24/10/2022 23:04

Is it possible she just doesn’t have much money? Maybe the mirror was all she could afford. Also, was she to pay for her own accommodation? If so maybe she went for somewhere else because it was cheaper. Could she have been put out by travelling because of the expense?

Gihi · 24/10/2022 23:23

Well I've just googled - giving someone a mirror as a gift superstition and it's not good OP 😳

Giving a mirror are one of the unluckiest gifts you can receive. In Asian belief systems they are intended to invite in bad spirits into the life of the recipient 😐is your MIL Asian?

Have a Google using those search terms.

Potato28 · 24/10/2022 23:25

Is your MIL Asian?

Nagado · 24/10/2022 23:40

Well I've just googled - giving someone a mirror as a gift superstition and it's not good OP. Ooh harsh OP. Play her at her own game. The next time you need to send her a gift, find the most ornate pocket mirror you can and send it to her with a note saying how much you’ve appreciated her gift to you since your marriage, so wanted to make sure that she had one too.

HmmmWhatDoYouThink12 · 24/10/2022 23:40

No she's not Asian, but she is very much into superstitions which when I googled what giving someone a mirror meant made me lol.

She is LOADED, and has always tried to use money to control her own children.

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HmmmWhatDoYouThink12 · 24/10/2022 23:41

This is hilarious

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DeadbeatYoda · 24/10/2022 23:44

Could she just be a little nuts? Is she quite old?

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 24/10/2022 23:44

She certainly sounds eccentric. Had you met her before the wedding?

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