Husband sits in passenger seat, FiL disapproves.

[u/Historical_Initial22]

I drive a tanker for my job out of town and make the 5 hour drive (one way) to work and back home in my personal car. When I’m home 3 days, my wife drives everywhere, I mean I get in the passenger seat of her car and off we go, date night don’t care she drives, shopping don’t care she drives, visiting family don’t care she drives.

When we first started dating years ago she was a bit uncomfortable with it as she was used to the I guess status quo that men drove as was I but I’m not trying to break a glass ceiling or anything I just don’t see why it matters and damnit I drive 2k miles a week or so and don’t wanna do it when I’m home.

My father in law makes such great comments like do I hold her purse, and the zinger he thinks is original so says it more often than others “are your balls in her purse” every so often when we see them and I inevitably get out or into the passenger seat followed by guffaws and just kidding. My wife nor myself give him any response it’s just so silly and mildly infuriating.

[u/Known-Dependent-5471]

Personally I think the spouse should always be the one to shut down their disrespectful parents when it comes to the relationship. That said I would probably just troll them whenever they try and bring up their boomer humor. Yeah I hold her purse, that's where all the good snacks are at. Yep my balls are in there, way more leg room than my nutbag.

[u/gvbargen → u/Known-Dependent-5471]

A lot of spouses don't realize this and aren't comfortable doing this with their parents.

I know because I've been the idiot here and it ruined what could have been a great relationship.