To ask if anyone has a great relationship with their SIL

I got on very well with my SIL from first marriage. We both met our DOs at a similar time, we’re similar ages and had a lot in common. We also both got pregnant accidentally earlier than planned and had DC born within 5 days of each other. My first marriage spout up over 20 years ago now but I still see them occasionally. My new set of in laws is a different kettle of fish!

My SIL is great (she’s my BIL wife) we don’t see eachother much but I’ve always enjoyed her company and I have huge admiration for her ❤️

Both my SIL are great (partners sisters) been in the family for 9 years and their parents also see and treat me as one of their own. See one daily and the other Atleast once a week.

I don't. The only real question is which of us dislikes the other more!

Wouldn’t say I was close to my SIL (we all only see each other a few times a year) but she’s very nice and I like her (that’s DH’s sister)

I wish. Mine is a typical high school mean girl, but 40. Always something rude or snarky to say. Joust generally a horrible person. Literally from first meeting. Really took me aback.

MIL too, so of course I blame all shitty attributes of my husband on her.

so I mostly just try and make myself small and say nothing.

its really too bad, because I loved all my ex’s families. Like stayed with one a year longer than I should’ve because his sisters and mom were so lovely.

so because of past relationships I believe you can have a great SIL.

I have a mixture

My brothers wives -

👍SIL1 - (now separated from my brother) who is my type of person, live fairly locally (15 miles away), we meet up regularly have gone on holiday a few times together with my niece (without my brother)

👍SIL2 - who is lovely, but they live further away (70 miles) so we don't see each other often/have our own lives. We don't communicate much and no pressure from either side to, but on the rare occasions we meet up as family we have a great laugh.

👿SIL3 - well...........what can I say. she is very different. intense. critical. it has been awkward since the first day we met. think she has good intentions but I find it very hard to understand her motivations and feel judged/awkward in her company so tend to try to avoid her. which leads to more problems as she takes that personally. My own sister, SIL1, SIL2 also struggle with her.

My husbands brothers wives -

👍SIL4 - Similar to my SIL2, we get on great when together at family events, help each other out if needed, maybe have a meal together around Christmas to catch up, but don't see each other socially otherwise.

👍SIL5 - Got on ok, went to a handful of concerts together as we have similar music tastes. Then there was a very bad breakup with BIL (faults on both sides) and she severed most links after that, which, after wishing her well, I respect. We don't go beyond liking each others posts on FB.

I like my SIL well enough, she's not someone l would chose as a friend but we have a nice time when we all together, which is about twice a year.

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Love my SIL and MIL for that matter.. I am very thankful when I see some of the threads on here that we have such a great relationship! They live about an hour away so we aren’t in each others pockets though we usually FaceTime at least once a week to catch up with them and our niece

I love my SIL but we rarely see them. We don't phone each other or anything. But when we do get together we have a great time.

I love both my SILs (DH’s sister and DB’s wife). They are like sisters to me (and I also have a sister that I love). We’re not in each others pockets but all live fairly close, are in contact regularly and enjoy spending time together with or without kids and partners. I know I’m really lucky!

We got in great, then they divorced and she hasn’t spoken to me since!

I'm NC with my SIL.

She's truly awful but the straw that broke the camels back was when she turned up to meet my (less than a week old) baby, with some sort of illness that had her coughing and sneezing everywhere. She had absolutely no interest in meeting the child and only wanted a picture for Instagram.

I get on well with one SIL, my DHs brothers wife. Especially as she told our other SIL , DHs sister to fuck off. I meet first SIL on our own and we both avoid our DHs sister . She's a mean and a bully and a source of drama.

I have 2 SILs (one DHs sib the other married to his brother). I'm fairly friendly with DHs sister (we text every now and then and can make conversation at family get togethers). We aren't besties because we have very different tastes but I appreciate her effort and reciprocate.
DHs brothers wife is more up my street and we always have a good chuckle at get togethers but that's as far as it goes.

My sil is an awesome person! I don't see her enough but it's always a joy when I do

Im more the SIL in this situation, but I get on really well with my fiancés sisters and his sister in law. In fact I’m closer to them than my own sisters (they’re all coming to our wedding my own siblings aren’t) one SIL is basically my maid of honour (if we were having titles)

I would hope if any of them write on here it’s nice things about me!

I've had 3 Sil's One awful ,but I divorced my ex so don't have to put up with her, two good, but unfortunately out of the two good SIL's one divorced, remarried & moved away and the other has sadly died.

Love love love my SIL! She's my best friend I'd say. We set up and have run a business together for the last 8 years. We always joke that if her and my brother ever split up, I'd side with her 🤣 She treats my children like her own, and vice versa. There is nothing we wouldn't do for each other. Probably helps that we share a lot of common interests and are pretty close in age, although I don't think that's necessarily a prerequisite for getting along well with someone. I am very lucky!

Well my SIL is a very nice person, great mum and lovely family member.

However, I have another SIL who I've only met once. BIL is a scary self obsessed psycho so I do tend to avoid him and therefore don't know that SIL.

People don't post on here about their lovely MILs or lovely PILs or lovely friends generally they post about problems.

I like my MIL so don't get the MIL venom that people seem to have. My SIL is fine but does not live near us. We only see one another a couple of times a year and are not close.

I have 2 brothers and am not a fan of both of their wives. The older one is narcissistic and loves to cause drama. Younger one is selfish and doesn't care about anyone and treats people rudely.
Wheres my husband's sisters are both, lovely, I get on well with them. Straightforward women.

On my side of the family - one of my SILs is an absolute sweetheart, truly one of the loveliest people I know. The other is an awkward, difficult woman but my brother loves her so I don't let it bother me.
Both DH sisters are perfectly nice.
So overall yes I like all my SILs and no drama.

I love my SIL - my DHs sister….. we are very different, but I treasure her and her husband and their family. ☺️