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S/O stereotypes.. Do you and SO fit this one?
Girls marry their fathers and guys marry their mothers. (Or something like that, you get the jist.)
DH is my dad... to the tee. They are exactly the same person I swear. And as much as I hate to admit it, I am just like DH's SM. She is more of his 'mother' and his real mom is more of a 'friend' so it works out that way. It's crazy to see how much we actually, perfectly, fit this stereotype. My dad jokes that if anything ever happened, he would take DH instead of me. What a jerk! 
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Re: S/O stereotypes.. Do you and SO fit this one?
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Nope.
DH is nothing like my father. I am not really like MIL, maybe just a little b/c I have OCD.
Doesnt apply here.
I am nothing like my MIL and DH is nothing like my dad
Sarah, 35 bumping from NE Ohio
Married my love 4/22/2006
DD born 10/12/2009
DS born sleeping 2/23/2013 full trisomy 18
Baby 3 due 2/13/2015
Well me and my MIL have nothing in common except DH.
DH and my dad share the same hobbies: hunting, fishing, etc. DH is much more affectionate and sympathetic though. Two traits that I always missed having in my dad.
My DH is nothing like my father.. But I came from a broken family lol... my parents got divorced when I was in 2nd grade...
Me being like his mom? In some aspects I can see it But I stand up for what I believe in where as she plays which ever side she is talking too.. that would be the only main difference.. and she yells alot at her husband even though he already answered her LOL
The only thing MIL & I have in common is that we both tell our H's what to do.....lol.
DH & my dad don't have the same interests or anything like that, but their values are similar....DH would do anything to provide for DD's & me, and I can remember my dad having 3 jobs when I was really little.
DH is NOTHING like my dad at all. Pretty much exact opposites. I am very close to my grandfather though and DH is very similar to him.
In a few quirky ways I am just like my MIL. It's kinda freakish and nobody saw it (including us) before we got married. Now we can see it and although it's only in a few areas of my personality it's pretty strange.
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Not at all!
If anything, MH is more like my mom. Also, I'm pretty much the opposite of his mom.
MIL and I are alike in that we have some of the same interests and humorous personalities; however, I'm much more loud-mouth and brash than she is. I'm not afraid to tell it like it is, and she's too scared to hurt someone's feelings to speak her mind.
DH and my dad are alike in some of the same ways I'm like MIL. But there are far more things I like about my DH that my dad lacks.
no way, not here. My MIL is nervous/worried person, passive in her marriage, ridiculously indeciseive and cleans a lot, like she enjoys it....and my dad is so even tempered, never raised his voice, and extremely handy ( he did construction for 40years)
My DH gets crazy if the dresser drawer doesn't close right, and breaks things when he is "Trying" to fix them"
I am nothing like my MIL, I clean when I have to, and I don't let worrying get in the way of my life like she does. and I can make a decision.
When we got married, I made it clear that we were not like his parents....for example...My MIL and FIL call their money, My money and your money, not "ours." for some reason, it makes me sick to think about it that way, how can you be married for 35 years, and still not call it our money? she has no control of the finances or any idea what they have. In my parents house, my mom did all the bills, and I even knew how much money was coming in and out.
a little.
DH and my dad are both hard workers who are under appreciated at their job. they both like to do home projects to save $$, but dont take the time to do them right and mess 'em up.
I am like MIL in the way that I am stubborn and dont listed to sound advice when given to me- and I end up making things worse...health wise. Pisses DH off, lol.
I think there are some ways we are similar and different.
DH's mom doesn't have many quirks... very easy going, very understanding (which I am on some things, but not everything). I have things that make me ME... and she doesn't have many things that are very HER, if that makes sense. Other than being kind, caring, loving.
DH and my Dad... hmmm... They both like sports... that's almost the only thing I can say they're the same about... oh and I know DH will be head over heels in love with his children... the difference is that my Dad was not interested in children until he saw me with his own eyes and DH is already in love with our little boy.
DH is the complete opposite of my Dad... I made sure it was that way on purpose.
I am hoping that I am really nothing like DH's mom. Cause I hate her.
No I married the exact opposite of my father. My father is an asshat, I hate him and I don't speak to him
My DH is a wonderful,caring, loving man and an amazing father- he is nothing like mine.
I made a point to avoid people like my parents. Miserable people. If DH was anything like my dad I would have tucked tail and run for the hills.
So to answer the question...Nope, we don't fit that stereo type
Dh and my dad have many things similar. Actually he's more like my dad than his dad. Dh is so different from his family. If he didn't look like them i'd think he was adopted.
However MIL and I are very different.
I think that idea is totally based on girls being like their mothers and boys being like girls fathers..... which is just silly. It may, of course, be true some of the time, but as the saying goes "even a blind squirel finds a nut..."
I am much more like my dad than my mom: introverted, curious, brainy, artistic. My DH is more like my mom than I am: easy going, extroverted, single task oriented, etc. Interesting though, all my closest friends (and of course DH) in life share some of the same strong tendencies my mom has (optimistic and extroverted).
My DH and dad are alike in that they both pout when the don't get their way and are hard-headed. Other than that, they do both have qualities that I admire: respect, compassion, honesty. That's about as far as the similarities go.
I'm nothing like my MIL. She's not bad, but we're not alike. She can be kind of pushy and overbearing, but not unbearably so. I'm much more relaxed and "go with the flow."
My DH and dad are similar but don't tell them that!! They both like to play in their shops with all their tools building trailers and other things. They both really need to have a job and work hard they can't sit still.
If I'm like my MIL someone better just kill me she is the biggest witch in the whole world. I'm not the most social but I don't have a reputation that has everyone in town avoiding me.
dear God, if I am like DH's mom, i will die.
my DH is somewhat like my dad, but a bit more laid back and less safety cautious (my dad is a safety freak - think boy scout, but worse). they're both highly motivated, love sports, have 2 brothers, from the midwest, and my dad is a lawyer and DH is going into his 2nd yr in law school... there are other similarities too, but i'm drawing a blank (one would be that they both hate onions).
DH is nothing like my dad and I am nothing like my MIL