For the love of Christ, you are 'uninterested' in the details of your PIL's sex life, not 'disinterested'. Showing a 'disinterest' in something means that you're even-handed, lacking in bias and that you have no vested interests in the matter.
Apologies for extreme example ^ but, disturbingly, it was the first scenario to pop into my head
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YokoUhOh · 18/03/2013 10:02
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