Since we're talking about MILs..... something I find desperately funny (because it's not my MIL).

I was briefly in touch with ThisWoman recently who's the MIL of a friend of mine, and we're talking about her other son, whom I know as well.

She said: "You know I was very disappointed when my son (ThisGuy) left ThisGirl [another friend of mine], I liked her so much. After that he dated ThisOtherGirl which I liked too, but he left her as well. I've decided that I will never again become attached to a girl my son is involved with, and he'll probably end up with a girl I don't like anyway."

Speak of a positive, flexible, resilient attitude.

I know from my friend, whose MIL this is, that it can indeed be quite challenging to be her DIL. Oh my!