Think I'm going to take a break from snakes for a while

[Egapal]

Thanks for the comments and not flaming me for this. It is what I feel I need to do. And if I don't keep anymore in the future then I'll be fine with that they can't show me the love like my wife does.

As long as you can avoid resenting her for making you give them up. My approach to the in laws would be to overreact. Try to make them as uncomfortable as they make you and they will stop bringing it up. You of course need the support of your wife for this. My fiancee and I agree that we are a team even if it means we have to turn on our family from time to time. She is my number one priority until we have kids. Sometimes I see in laws try to create issues where there doesn't need to be any and a strong united front is the best defense against that in my opinion.