When it comes to in-laws, some people get on with theirs like a house on fire, while others aren't quite so lucky.
One woman has shared how she's had issues with her partner's parents during their relationships - especially when it comes to boundaries.
The unnamed wife explained how she and her husband had moved into the in-laws' old home, which they had bought off of them.
The in-laws had moved into the house next door as they thought it was 'nicer'.
However, the woman is concerned that they have made lots of copies of the key and are hiding them from her.
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Taking to Mumsnet, she explained how she was scared about her in-laws coming into her home.
She said: "Am I totally crazy for being scared that my in-laws might have a key to my house??
"The fact is, DH and I moved into parent IL’s old home after they bought the nicer one next door. Then fighting ensued about boundaries. Whether or not they had to ask to be in our yard, whether or not it was our yard, whether or not they’d move their things to their yard or keep using ours, whether or not they could text and call when they please… list goes on.
"Anyways, one big thing that has unsettled me SO much was their insistence on owning a key to our house even though WE own it and don’t want them to. They argued for weeks. Gave us a key and said that was all. I told DH I just didn’t believe them. Then we got locked out. Turns out they had another!
"So we took that one and didn’t give it back. But I still didn’t believe that was it. They said that was all, but I just knew. Anyways, we kept that as a spare until I wrecked and lost my main key, so the spare became my main and we were left spareless. I got locked out again. So, I figured I’d ask. Hell, they had two more. They were mighty upset and desperate when they found out I just tore off the doorknob in impatience while waiting on them and then replaced it with something new."
The woman goes on to say that her father-in-law spent a lot of time telling her exactly where she should hide her spare key when they got a new lock - and even volunteered his shed as a hiding place.
She added that she's worried that they'll be able to get into her house as the new lock is a basic one that they could also buy and have their own keys.
"Why do they want access so damn bad? I’m sorry it just makes me so scared and I don’t know if I’m being unreasonable, they say it’s for an emergency but are unable to elaborate and don’t care that we don’t want them to have keys. AIBU?? Help! It sounds crazy, but clearly, they weren’t being put to use while I’m at home, so I’ve sometimes been caught in the rabbit hole of wondering if they let themselves in when we’re away. Tell me what you think please!!"
More than 200 people replied to the post, sharing their thoughts on the situation, with many urging the woman to get security cameras.
Others suggested she move house, writing: "move somewhere else - they sound annoying - more than annoying."
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