# Do you call your in-laws by their first names or not?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 17, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-call-your-in-laws-by-their-first-names-or-not/722719 "2015-06-17T04:26:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-call-your-in-laws-by-their-first-names-or-not/722719/41 "2015-06-18T23:34:20Z")

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I’ve always called mine by their first names.

My parents called their in-laws “Mum and Dad” and I really liked that as a kid. It made the family feel closer.

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