[PW] Re: ? another name for mother-in-law

[tamara kathleen palmer]

Similar to a term I used to use for my sister's husband.  They lived 
together for ten years before getting married, so he was my 
"brother-in-common-law."  It really comes down to what everyone 
involved feels comfortable with, yes?

Tamara Palmer


At 05:51 AM 7/3/2006, you wrote:
>Not *quite* the same, but my wife and I are on excellent terms with my
>ex-wife's sister, to whom we refer as my "sister-out-of-law".
>
>Peter Ingerman
>
>Ray Cotsell wrote:
>
> >In reply to Mary Barna's query:
> >
> >This may be slightly off-topic, but it relates to a similar type of
> >all-too-common problem situation:
> >
> >When I remarried, my ex-wife and my current wife moved in 
> overlapping social
> >settings, and managed to become almost-friends. The question was, how to
> >refer to each other.
> >
> >The first time the question raised itself, my ex cheerfully said, "This is
> >my ex-husband's wife...". You could hear the pin drop.
> >
> >After some discussion, they defused any future such situation by 
> agreeing to
> >introduce each other as "Sisters-in-law".
> >
> >Ray Cotsell
> >
> >
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