How Cynical is Your Mother-in-Law?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
How Cynical is Your Mother-in-Law?
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About This Quiz

If you have a mother-in-law you may have had to deal with some cynicism from her about a few things. Or maybe you haven't? Just how cynical is she really?
Does your mother-in-law have a negative attitude about your relationship with your partner?
No, she is awesome.
No, she is cool for the most part.
Maybe a little.
Oh yeah she does.
Does she ever openly criticize things that you do?
No way!
Well, not openly.
Sometimes.
Yeah, all the time.
Does she complain about the cleanliness of your house?
Not ever.
No, but she kind of rolls her eyes sometimes.
Yes, but she pretends she is joking.
Yeah, all the time.

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Is she supportive of your career choices?
Yeah, she is very enthusiastic.
I think so.
I doubt it.
No, she openly mocks them.
Does she complain that you live too far away?
No, she gets our situation.
Not really.
Yeah, a little.
Yes, all the time.
Does she ever insinuate that you should make more money?
No, not ever.
Well, she might say she worries, but she doesn't blame me.
Yes, she makes comments like that sometimes.
Yes, all the time.

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Does she complain that your partner puts you before her?
No, that would be odd.
No, but I wonder if she feels that way.
Yes, she implies it.
Yes, all the time.
Do you think she asks your partner to keep secrets for her?
No way, we are all friends.
I sure hope not.
It wouldn't surprise me.
Yeah, I know she does.
How often does she compliment your appearance?
All the time!
Sometimes.
Hardly ever.
Never.

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Do you two ever hang out as buddies?
Yeah, all the time!
Sometimes.
No, that would be odd.
No, that would be awful.
What is her attitude when you all go out together to a restaurant?
Like she is having a great time.
Like she is just hanging out.
Like she is kind of bummed out.
Like she is miserable.
How long are you expected to hang out around holidays?
Whatever works for us.
Most of the day.
All day.
For days on end.

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How does she act when you give her a present?
Super excited.
Kind of happy.
Like it isn't a big deal.
Not excited at all.
Does she ever complain about your cooking?
No, she compliments it.
No, she seems to like it.
No, but she doesn't seem enthusiastic.
Yes, all the time.
Does she ever make comments about how much she likes someone that used to go out with your partner?
No, that would be mean.
Yes, but not in a mean way.
Sometimes, but I just ignore it.
Yeah, all the time.

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Does she ever interfere when you are having an argument with your partner?
No, I can't imagine that.
Not really.
She tries.
Yes, all the time.
Does she ever try to rearrange things at your house?
Why would she do that?
Not really.
She has mentioned things, but not done anything.
Oh yeah she does.
Does she ever act like she is more high-class than you.
No, she isn't like that.
No, but I get the feeling she thinks so.
She alludes to it sometimes in a joking way.
Yeah, she openly does that.

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What is your mother-in-law's attitude toward life?
She is just happy and appreciates each day.
I don't really know.
She is very competitive with others.
She thinks it is awful.
Which word describes her best?
Wonderful.
Friendly.
Distant.
Terrifying.
Is she happy in her relationship?
Yes, very much so.
She is single and happy.
No, her relationship is kind of bad.
She is single and miserable.

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Does she try and guilt trip your partner all the time?
Not ever.
I think so.
Sometimes.
Yeah, all the time.
Is she happy with how her life turned out?
Yes, she is totally peaceful.
I think so.
Not really.
No, she is miserable.
If she were younger, what would be a good career for her?
Yoga Instructor.
Park Ranger.
Salesperson.
MMA fighter.

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What kind of books does she like?
Fiction
Self Help
Memoirs
True Crime
Would she ever snoop through your stuff?
No way, she wouldn't do that.
I don't think so.
I think so.
Yes, and she has.
If you had a wedding, how did she behave?
She was awesome!
We didn't have a wedding.
She was pretty stressful.
She was a total drag.

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Does she ever show up without letting you know she is coming?
Sure, but its cool!.
No, she always lets us know.
Sometimes.
All the time.
How does she take criticism?
Really well.
She takes it okay.
Not well.
Awfully.
If you could pick a different mother-in-law, would you?
No way!
I don't think so.
Probably.
For sure.

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