CULTURAL DIFFERENCE/PROBLEMS IN MIXED POLISH-UK MARRIAGES

I don't think Polish men expect anything "traditionally" it all depends on a person, each man has his own different needs beside those imposed on us by nature ; )

I agree. Why is it so, that these people who will die for the other don't meet? :( Why love has to be so often opposed by not mere indifference, but simply by treating the other like he/she is is worse than nothing?

P.S. Language is usually an issue for women, not men. What would you say?

I'd agree with that, from my own personal experience. Women tend to see not only what was said but what was not said, the silences and gaps. Then if there's nothing to set our minds at rest we leap to conclusions making you poor guys think "WTF?". That's bad enough in a shared language and culture, add linguistics into the mix and it gets far worse.

However, I'm the wrong woman to ask about this cos for me the more languages people can speak the better it is. :)

I have a Polish wife, been married for 14 years have 2 kids and live in Gliwice, Poland. I am also English and I don't really speak Polish. I have never had any of the problems with in-laws that some people seem to be having here. My father in law speaks some English, upper inter level but my mother in law doesn't speak English at all. Not a problem for me!

My in-laws love our kids and want only what is best for them. I can't imagine them telling us how to bring them up and what languages we should talk to them in.

One interesting thing however was just before we got married my father in law asked me if I would allow my wife to take our "kids" to church. He knew that I didn't go. Once I assured him that it made no difference to me he was happy and it never came up again.

As for Welshguy, you make it sound as if you married the wicked witch of the east. I am sure she is not so bad otherwise you would have left her by now. Don't let her walk all over you!