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How close do you as a couple live to your inlaws? (Original Post) irisblue Dec 2024 OP
Second ? do your inlaw call/text about rheir child on the day to day irisblue Dec 2024 #1
1/4 of a mile Quakerfriend Dec 2024 #5
We grew up in the same place Bok_Tukalo Dec 2024 #2
All Gone Now, But... ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #3
1795.5 miles. Harker Dec 2024 #4
All dead. But when alive, anywhere from a few miles to an entire continent away over the years. Solly Mack Dec 2024 #6
Depends DetroitLegalBeagle Dec 2024 #7
About 10,000 Miles Sailingdiver Dec 2024 #8

Quakerfriend

(5,882 posts)
5. 1/4 of a mile
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 09:46 PM
Dec 2024

They ‘drop in’ whenever they wish.
This used to bother me but, not so much anymore.

We have 40+ (!!) cousins, on my husband’s side, who all live within a 3 mile radius of our home. We all get together for Thanksgiving, XMas & parties throughout the year.

I love my solitude- So, this gets me a bit weary.
But, I am grateful for all of them - especially the
little ones- 12 under the age of 9 right now.

Bok_Tukalo

(4,545 posts)
2. We grew up in the same place
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 08:15 PM
Dec 2024

Went to high school together. Parents still live there.

About 4 hours away in rural Arkansas.

ProfessorGAC

(77,271 posts)
3. All Gone Now, But...
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 08:25 PM
Dec 2024

...when they were alive, they were all in a much bigger city only 30 minutes or so away.
Was never a problem. Neither set of parents were the type to drop by unannounced, so close proximity wasn't an issue.

Solly Mack

(97,265 posts)
6. All dead. But when alive, anywhere from a few miles to an entire continent away over the years.
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:05 PM
Dec 2024

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,527 posts)
7. Depends
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:09 PM
Dec 2024

30 miles or 1350ish miles. They spend 3-4 months of the year in Florida.

We see them probably every 2-3 weeks when they are up here, so phone calls are limited since we see them fairly often. Then we usually spend a week or so in Florida with them. They both text her fairly often though.

Sailingdiver

(373 posts)
8. About 10,000 Miles
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 10:45 PM
Dec 2024

My beautiful bride is from Thailand.

And, thanks to technology, she can video call several times a week.

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