From what I can tell, my mother likes my wife better than she likes me. They frequently talk on the phone and my own mother will call, ask for my wife, and not even say hi to me.
On the other hand, my oldest sister and my wife can't be in the same room for more than 5 minutes without WWIII starting. My sister is annoying as hell, but I can tolerate her. My wife cannot. I've seen my sister twice in the last 15 years (once by accident, once without my wife). If my mom and wife couldn't get along, mom would loose (and she knows it).
My family doesn't have to like my spouse, they do have to be civil to her.
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