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Good luck with the future in-laws ! The sooner you decide what rules you want to enforce the better. It is important to be realistic and enforce the rules in a consistant manner. Only set rules that are really important to you. I wish I had set some rules with my in-laws years ago. I put up with years of abuse. I feel pretty stupid for putting up with it for so long. Forget about being "nice" or "gracious" or "Christian", those are just words people use to manipulate you. The inlaws will probably ignore your rules and make you crazy anyway, but at least you will feel better knowing you stood up for yourself. Find out what you want, and stick to it. 2BRnot2B
