Dear Future In-Laws,
When two people meet and fall in love, they usually owe it to the people that set them up. I know for a fact that those people are not the reason that I have fallen love with your son. I firmly believe with all of my heart that the reason I want to spend the rest of my life with him and that I have grown a love so strong for him, is because of you. There are many different lessons that you may not have realized have rubbed off on him, but I am so glad that he had you as his parents to learn these things from.
To his mother, you have done the most. You have taught him what it means to have manners and how to respect everybody around him. You have raised him with such care and kindness that he now reflects all of this into his life. He knows how important it is to treat others with kindness, no matter what kind of mood he is in. (We both know that those moods can change very quickly). You also taught him how to treat a girl, which we both know is super hard to come by these days. He is a sweet, kind, and caring man and this could not have been possible without you being there to guide him. You also taught him how to love and you have no idea how much it means to me knowing that he chose to love me. Thank you for raising the man of my dreams.
To his father, you have taught him how to be a man and how to be strong, but also to know when it's time to be weak. Thank you for giving him the drive to work for everything that he has ever dreamed of. The determination that I see in his eyes when he talks about his life goals definitely comes from you giving him the push that he needs. You taught him how important it is to work for your money and you also taught him the true value of a dollar. (We both know that by marrying me this trick will come in handy.) The lessons that he has learned from you have shaped him into the man that he is now. I cannot thank you enough for being such a wonderful role model for him and I hope that he can do the same thing for our kids one day.
At the end of the day, I don’t know how to fully express to the both of you how grateful I am for you. Thank you for changing my life by bringing him into the world and for trusting me to do the same for your son. I promise to respect him and love him just as much as he has done for me. Thank you for taking a chance with me and hoping that I would not turn out like the other girls who have broken his heart. Thank you for not only allowing me to date him, but also for allowing me to marry him. I promise you that I will not take him away from you. I want you to take part of our journey together. I know that it will never be my place to take away your snot-covered, hot dog loving baby boy, but I do know that I will always love him and that I will always be grateful for you.
With much love,
Your future Daughter-in-law
