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[quote=Anonymous]OP When you marry an only child and then do not have kids of your own, you face some challenges with the MIL. BTDT. Assumptions are made: You have plenty of time with DH (which you don't) That you love every minute with MIL (because you are being polite and nice) that taking care of in laws needs is your "child" (because you do not have any...). I have seen this frequently with child free couples -- they are the ones caring for the parents -- even when caring just means listening to their endless talking. I do not think there is anything to be done in a "big family vacation" with free time. She will gravitate to you and DH whenever she wants to. You can sneak off for an hour or two, but then you are back on duty. The only solution, in my opinion, is to limit the big family vacations, even if it means not having as nice a place, or paying for it yourselves. Even the most sticky of MILs will understand that if the two of you are going on vacation, you will be having couple time. (Although mine put a guilt trip on DH every time we did) GL[/quote]

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