We're here to help you Mandy It definately sounds like his mom has some serious problems. Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that makes people uncomoftable around large groups of people, if she is that freaked out already about being in that group, she could have that or someone similar to it. I am lucky that my FH has a very open relationship with his mom and dad. The only problem I am having my my FILs is that both his parents are remarried. My FH does not care for his stepmother at all. She has been nothing but nice to me and really wants to help with anything she can for the wedding, but he doensn't really care for that idea. And it's a little awkward for me to almost have to pick between his stepmom and his mom. His stepmom asked me this weekend if it was going to be weird to have two MILs. I guess it's only awkward becuase the two of them (mom and stepmom) don't really get along very well. It'll be interesting. Anyone else out there have this issue with two FMILs?