maybe he just has personal issues with his inlaws, also sometimes inlaws dont really approve of the marriage or thing that a person is good enough to marry their child and if thats the cases its not very enjoyable to be around people who feel that way about you.

thts coz inlaws usually poke thier nose too much into thier daughters life...or some of them can be overpowering and hurt the ego of the husband....

Maybe he just feels left out when he spends time with them.

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It is not just the husbands who tolerate the in-laws.
Dont forget the wives who have to live with in-laws.
Nobody likes in-laws too much, though both of them tolerate!
A husband has expressed his feelings to you. Wives are tolerant by nature.So many of them live with that feelings buried in their hearts.

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We just have to accept that when we married, relatives are just part of it. I think husband and wife should just agree to be tolerant to each others realatives.

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There are people that you just get comfortable with. Maybe these are the relatives in your friend's case. Tell to try to fit in or to be civil to them for his wife's sake. This will make her happy.

YOur friend should understand that he should be more concerned with living happily with his wife than bothering about her relatives.

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Well, it happens with a lot of people. I really hate my boyfriend's parents... He has a few good relatives, but mainly it's parents that people cannot stand. For me, it's because I try and compare their faults with his which at times makes me like him less. But I think it's perfectly normal because we all want everything to go good for us in relationships and sometimes relatives can get in the way and manipulate how you feel about eachother. This is because they realize things you don't, and usually will tell you, good bad or otherwise

SOmetimes the husband feels out of place when together with the wife's relatives. It's because sometimes their stories would be about each other that he just can't connect with.