Since I've been with my husband (almost 4 years), my in-laws have been fantastic. Even though my husband's family is legally more dysfunctional than mine, they have proven time and time again to be more loving and supportive than mine. Some examples:

Wednesday, my MIL messaged me saying that I should watch the mail for a bday present since she ordered one online for me. My parents said, "we can't afford a card right now, so it'll be late."

When my husband and I were almost to the engaged stage, my parents started refusing to pick me up at the dorms for Christmas and summer breaks (when I moved out of the dorms). His parents let him use one of their vehicles, with him just paying for gas, to drive 5 hours total to pick me up.

When my vehicle broke down and left me stranded, my dad was in the same town as me, but refused to come help me and screamed at me over the phone. My father-in-law got home from work, picked up my husband and then drove an hour to help me take care of my vehicle. THEN he and my step- MIL helped me figure out rides to and from work until the truck was fixed.

For my wedding, all of my in-laws did anything they could to help and even asked what we needed that they could help with. My MIL bought my dress and our cake, and my step-MIL and FIL paid for the hall. My parents complained about everything, and my mom screamed at me the day of the wedding because I hadn't found her something to wear and hadn't done the one thing she insisted that she'd do.

When my sister was having a hard thing me living with my parents, my FIL and step-MIL told her that she could live with them.

I can talk to my in-laws about anything and I know they will support us unconditionally. I know that I can't discuss most topics with my parents, and I shouldn't expect any sort of support. Because of all of these examples, I'm giving up on my parents. They suck. But I have amazing in-laws, so it's totally worth it.