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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they're just proud and want to show off your nice house to their friends.  Like, "look how successful our son and his wife are, look at their beautiful new house".  Some parents are proud and like to show things off when it comes to their kids and their accomplishments.  Maybe a little strange, but I think it's flattering in this case.[/quote]

I bet that's exactly it.   I don't think it's weird at all.[/quote]

PP here that said "I bet that's exactly it"--I think this may be especially true if when THEY were at that stage of their life (younger, with young kids, etc) if they were struggling and maybe didn't have a nice home.

My husband and I bought a new construction home when we first married--we actually closed on it a few weeks after our wedding, but started the buying process months before.   My grandmother came out to visit (from across the country) for my bridal shower a few weeks before the wedding, and the construction people let us do a "walk through" of the house in progress.    It was just a small, single story ranch house--nothing fancy, but she was very impressed.   She grew up in the depression, married my grandfather right after WWII when there was a housing shortage and lots of newlywed couples were living with family or tiny substandard apartments.   She was so excited for me that we were starting off our marriage in a home of our own like that.   If she had been the picture taking type-I'm sure she would have been snapping lots of pictures too

I wonder if it's something like that for your inlaws?[/quote]

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