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How is a mother-in-law addressed?

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ElderlyPerson Fri 17-Sept-21 09:31:20

How is a mother-in-law addressed?

For example, upon returning from honeymoon is a new daughter-in-law told something like

"Now you are married you can call me Auntie Jane if you like."

And then she is treated the same as a niece, with cards signed

Love from Auntie Jane

So she is not then regarded as "the mother-in-law".

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annodomini Tue 28-Sept-21 19:20:48

My sons' partners (past and present) have always used my forename. I don't think I ever called my MiL anything but 'you'! She and FiL thought I would call them 'mum' and 'dad' but I couldn't bring myself to do that. Luckily we didn't see them very often as we lived in the Midlands whereas they were in the south. I remember my dad addressed my mum's mum as Mrs H but mum called his mum, Granny P.

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M0nica Tue 28-Sept-21 19:35:53

I called my PiL by their usual names and DDiL calls us by our usual names as well. It has never been an issue.

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