The In-Laws

My wife's family got to meet me for the first time about two months before we got married.  It was quite a leap of faith for them to make.  While my parents got to meet their future daughter-in-law early in our relationship, her family just had to hope that her judgment was good. 

My mother-in-law, Jeonghee, is a prominent woman in Korea's Presbyterian Church.  She is an extremely generous and passionate woman.  My wife's father, Kyungtak is a successful real estate auction bidding agent.  He is also an elder in their church.  While he puts up a more serious front than his wife, he is most definitely a romantic and loves to play and tease.  Fortunately, my parents-in-law are very open-minded (in Korea, parents often frown on their children marrying non-Koreans) and despite bungled communications, managed to put up with myself for nearly two months and with the rest of my immediate family for about three weeks.

My brother-in-law, Changbeom, and his very lovely wife, Kyungah, have two children, Hyekyung and Junha.  During my first visit, Hyekyung showed her affections with hugs, kisses, and frequent requests to play.  Her younger brother's attention consisted more of giving me half chewed food and biting my arm.  Needless to say, I preferred Hyekyung's affections to Junha's.