a type of son-in-law

[English4everyone]

In our country, sometimes a man gets married and lives with his wife in the wife's parents' house, maybe because he's jobless and doesn't have money to support his family. This is not good and most of people have a bad idea about this man and we have phrase to call this man. It's bad in our country but maybe it's not problem in other countries. I wonder if there is any term or phrase or idiom that we can use about this man.

 

[bhaisahab]

In our country, sometimes a man gets married and lives with his wife in the wife's parents' house, maybe because he's jobless and doesn't have money to support his family. This is not good and most of people have a bad idea about this man and we have phrase to call this man. It's bad in our country but maybe it's not problem in other countries. I wonder if there is any term or phrase or idiom that we can use about this man.

No, not to my knowledge.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would call a man who lives with his in-laws "very brave"! ;-)

 

[5jj]

I would call a man who lives with his in-laws "very brave"! ;-)

Or 'very foolhardy'.

 

[emsr2d2]

And I imagine he will soon be known as "divorced".

 

[Barb_D]

Yet in so many cultures, it's quite expected that they will live with the husband's parents. When I explained "Will you marry me and come live with me and my mom and dad?" would not be received as a perfect proposal, they were surprised.

 

[English4everyone]

I would call a man who lives with his in-laws "very brave"! ;-)

Yes, one word, but full of meaning.