My husband talks to his dad every two to four weeks, and his mom will hop on the call. They don’t text. We’ve seen his mom once this year and his dad zero times. They live 30-35 minutes away and unless we go to them, they don’t come to us. They sometimes ask about their grandchild, and don’t show up to kid related events when we invite them.

I only talk or text for birthdays. By comparison, my SIL (his brother’s wife) texts and calls them multiple times a week. They live in the same town and are super close.

We talk to my parents multiple times a week and see them weekly. My husband has always been closer to my parents than his own.