Do you buy your in-laws and/or parents an anniversary gift each year? If so, do they do the same?

My in-laws buy us an anniversary gift each year and we buy them one as well--I think it is expected on their part. I would rather them not spend the money on us, but MIL loves to shop.

Just wondering.

No, we do not and we never have. We don't buy my parents a gift either. We do try to send a card, usually something the grandkids make but we ALWAYS call. We get a call from both my parents and my in-laws

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Yes, we buy each other anniversary gifts, or GC's.

No we don't exchange anniversary gifts unless it was a special one like 25 or 50. I think that an aniversary is between the husband and wife so nobody else really needs to do anything about it.

That is how I feel too.

We take them to dinner and invite other family members so we can catch up.

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My inlaws don't even know when it is! They sent a card a month late!

My in-laws we send a card to, they do the same to us.

My parents send us a gift and we do the same for them. It's basically boiled down to "money-switching", but it's the thought that counts. It's hard to do real gifts 700 miles apart from each other.

I appreciate either way.

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In-laws don't really apply... my parents don't get one either (and their anniversary is New Years Eve, so they rarely even go out for it) and they don't give us one either. We don't even exchange gifts between ourselves.

I always buy my parents and in-laws anniversary gifts and they buy us one as well.

As a matter of fact today is my 11th anniversary! My Inlaws and my Mom both a;ways send a card. DH calls his parents on their anniversary and my parents have both been divorced 2 and 3 times so none to worry about for them.

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Just cards here. My dad and stepmom actually got married the same year dh and I did! They got married in March and ours was in May. Kinda cool, makes it easy to remember how many years they've been married! 18 years!

Jenn

Our grandmothers always sent us cards on our anniversar. They have all passed away now, however.

My in-laws and parents don't acknowledge our anniversary and certainly don't send a gift. My MIL got married on her birthday, so we celebrate her birthday instead. I usually try to call or send a card to my parents.

If you MIL loves to shop and give gifts, I would let her and not feel obligated to give a gift for her anniversary unless you see something you know they would truely love or it is a special milestone anniversary.

Sarah.....mom to Jason & Devin

I usually get my parents a little something. This past year we only got them a card and a few lottery tickets. They usually buy us something really nice for our anniversary. One year, they took the kids to their house for the night, and hired a chef to come into our house to cook us a meal-that was fun! We used to acknowledge DH's parent's anniversary, and if we think about it, we send a card. If not, oh well...They have never sent us anything for ours.

Been married twice and never did for either set of inlaws. Also never did anything for my own mom and dad unless it was a biggie. I am a MIL now and I did give my son and his wife a gc to Olive Garden for their first anniversary, mainly because my DIL had mentioned once that she had never been to a nice sit down place in her life! When they used it they invited us along (we paid the difference of course) It was fun but i had really meant it for them to use alone.

IL's dont do anything but then again we don't do anything for them. My parents always do something for us and we always do something for them. Of course my family is big on celebrating all the holidays but dh's family isn't.

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We always give DH parents an anniversary gift and birthday gifts. They give us money at our anniversary and birthday gifts.

I send my parents an anniversary card and birthday cards. We're lucky if we get a card from them, and even if we do, it's always late.

Lisa

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No. They didn't come to our wedding. They can go to... that really hot place and hang out with Satan.

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I bought a gift for my inlaws anniversary just like my own parents get one.

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My inlaws have no clue as to when our anniversary is, and no idea of any of the kids bdays......I have asked DH when their anniversary is, and if he would like to send them something and he always says no.....To me its up to him

I do send my parents something for their anniversary, and they do the same for us.

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No, my in-laws have never sent a card for our anniversary. But we send them a card and or call them.