:hehe: You basically married into the plot of a Morse episode imo.
They'll be just saying that, I reckon. They'll know full well how fortunate they've been, if only to have their daughter out of the house and out of their hair and not constantly at the door begging for handouts with filthy, ill-clothed and poorly shod brats in tow.
Is he a Mormon?
Begs the obvious question, really. Have you met your MiL or will you be meeting her?#
When I met my Septic FiL, I have massively disappointed. He is well educated, rational, broad minded and phenomenally well travelled. You are the lucky one. You have plenty of whole to pick through