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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Men tend to marry women who are like their moms. That's probably why it seems like their are so many scary MIL's out there. We're only hearing one side of the story, and it takes one to know one.[/quote]

This! As a mother of boys, I feel like I can breathe a little easier because mine have never really been exposed to that kind of high maintenance drama type person in any kind of loving way- they are always kind of the cautionary tale, or someone that they feel for because they are making problems for themselves, or not enjoying life/ embracing life.

I can 100% see how a man can fall for a controlling or dramatic/over the top woman, and ignore those qualities or not see them as red flags if they have a mother who had those traits, because at the end of the day, most people still love their mothers and those traits then either seem normal or "not that bad".

Then again I've known people from normal families to end up with one wackadoo BIL or SIL of course, so its a crap shoot.

I have only 1 aunt that has all boys and I try to model after her- they are young men and incredibly close to her and she's wonderful with their girlfriends. My own MIL has only boys and is a very nice MIL, but she isn't particularly close with her boys.[/quote]

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