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twobabies
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are they brother in laws??
this is a question i cant figure out. i am married, and my sister is married, is my dh and her dh brother in laws?? my friends and i had an argument over this one.
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Posted 1/19/06 2:11 PM  |
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Redhead
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Posted by twobabies
this is a question i cant figure out. i am married, and my sister is married, is my dh and her dh brother in laws?? my friends and i had an argument over this one.
IMO..yes they are
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:12 PM |
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Lisa
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Re: are they brother in laws??
yes...My husband refers to my sisters husband as his BIL
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:12 PM |
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Marybeth222
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Yeah
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:12 PM |
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bklyngirl
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Re: are they brother in laws??
yep, they're brother in laws
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:18 PM |
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june262004
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Yes
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:18 PM |
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FelAndJon
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Why wouldn't they be? What did you (or your friend) think they would be if not BIL's?
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:20 PM |
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twobabies
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Posted by FelAndJon
Why wouldn't they be? What did you (or your friend) think they would be if not BIL's?
my friend told me that my sisters dh is MY brother in law. but is legally and technically nothing to my dh.
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:22 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: are they brother in laws??
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Posted by FelAndJon
Why wouldn't they be? What did you (or your friend) think they would be if not BIL's?
my friend told me that my sisters dh is MY brother in law. but is legally and technically nothing to my dh.
I have heard that before, but I would still consider my husband's siblings SO as my BIL/SIL.
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:24 PM |
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luvsbob4603
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Re: are they brother in laws??
yes your sister's husband would be your Dh's Bil!
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:27 PM |
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mskimmy98
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Yes!
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| Posted 1/19/06 2:31 PM |
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oneday
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Posted by twobabies
Posted by FelAndJon
Why wouldn't they be? What did you (or your friend) think they would be if not BIL's?
my friend told me that my sisters dh is MY brother in law. but is legally and technically nothing to my dh.
Yeah, I've been told this too, but I would still call them BILs
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Shelly
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Posted by twobabies
my friend told me that my sisters dh is MY brother in law. but is legally and technically nothing to my dh.
I agree with your friend. I don't consider by DH and my sister's DH to be BIL, just like I don't consider my sister's BIL to be my BIL. We all get along very well and are very close- in fact the 4 of us are going away together in a few weeks. I just don't see any "legal"relationship between by DH and my sister's DH.
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tourist
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Re: are they brother in laws??
My mother has 3 married sisters.
All 4 men consider themselves ( and would introduce each other as ) Brother-in-laws.
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FelAndJon
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Posted by twobabies
Posted by FelAndJon
Why wouldn't they be? What did you (or your friend) think they would be if not BIL's?
my friend told me that my sisters dh is MY brother in law. but is legally and technically nothing to my dh.
Got it! I guess since we are all so close I never really thought of it that way! DH certainly calls my sisters hubby BIL so I guess he never thought about it either!
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dpli
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Merriam-webster dictionary online says this:
1 : the brother of one's spouse
2 a : the husband of one's sister b : the husband of one's spouse's sister
So according to 2b, your DH and your sister's DH are brothers in law. I wasn't sure of this myself - I had heard both explanations.
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Crazeddiva
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Yes they are, you are all family.
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| Posted 1/19/06 3:47 PM |
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capricorn75
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Re: are they brother in laws??
I remember this came up once in a class in college and they are actually called "spouse-in-laws".
I just consider them brothers-in-law though.
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PupettaBella
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Yup. My DH and my sister's DH refer to themselves as brothers-in-law.
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lvdolphins
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Re: are they brother in laws??
Yes.
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