Just like the majority of the class, I would place more importance on the relationship with the in-law family even prior to becoming married. Being welcomed and accepted into my significant others family is a very important part in whether or not I will be pursing the relationship futher.
Personal experence: During and after high-school I was involved in a two and a half year relationship. His father had passed away so his only parent was his mother. She was very protective of him because he was the last child to still be living at home and having me in his life she thought of it as “taking him away” from her. She did all what was in her power to break the relationship up. She would invite other girls our age over to the house (and tell him how great of a girlfiend she would be), she would create long lists of things that need to be done so he wouldnt be able to see me and would also tell him straight up that he was not to see me any longer. Because he had lost his dad and felt obligated to do and listen to what she had to say, he would pursue her wishes. This put alot of stress on our relationship and was one of the major reasons in which we are not together today.
I beleive that being welcomed into the family and being accepted for their son is a major part and sometimes an ultimate part in pursing a relationship. I know for myself I could not handle the stress the mother had put on me and destroyed the relationship I had been in. I personally would concider my partners family before taking the leap to becoming married.
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