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To ask if anyone has a great relationship with their SIL

165 replies

Selenaso · 28/03/2024 07:41

My relationship with my SIL has always been tricky. Whenever I see posts about SILs on here it’s always about something negative (though this is AIBU, after all, so probably shouldn’t be a surprise). AIBU to ask if anyone here has a really good relationship with their SIL, and is glad their sibling married them so this excellent person has been brought into their life? It’d be nice to hear some positive stories and think it’s possible…

YABU - my SIL is a demon
YANBU - my SIL is great and a mate

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Defender90 · 28/03/2024 09:03

My DH has two brothers, one of their wives is one of my best friends, they live a few hours away and we meet up a couple of times a year either all together, or she and I for a few days, the other SIL is more local and we have no relationship at all, very different people and I am ok with that, polite at family gatherings, no contact outside that.

Echobelly · 28/03/2024 09:03

Neither option for me - I do like both my SILs and we get on but wouldn't describe us as mates.

Meadowfinch · 28/03/2024 09:02

Neither really.

We don't have much in common, don't socialise but we get on ok. She makes my dbruv happy which is all that is really important.

FeckOffNowLads · 28/03/2024 09:02

Mines a narcissistic twat 🤣

OldBeyondMyYears · 28/03/2024 09:01

Yes I do...she's more of a sister than my actual sister to be honest 🤷‍♀️

MalcolmTuckersSwearBox · 28/03/2024 09:00

I have 2. They are nice women but we don't live near to each other so don't see each other regularly. Nor do we have much in common, beyond the family link. We get on fine when we meet but I wouldn't describe us as friends or close.

Karou · 28/03/2024 09:00

I have four SIL. These women have been part of my life for more than half of it and I love them all.

Dentistlakes · 28/03/2024 09:00

I would say I have a good relationship with my SIL. She lives abroad so I don’t see her as often as I’d like, but I have a great deal of respect for her. I think it helps that I also get on well with my MIL, so there’s no friction coming from there. I admit I have been fortunate with my PIL in general. Obviously they aren’t perfect and neither am I, but they are kind and I trust them implicitly.

XelaM · 28/03/2024 08:59

My SIL (ex-husband's sister) is one of the nicest people I have ever met and even 12 years after I divorced her brother- we're still close

LoobyDop · 28/03/2024 08:56

I’ve got two normal, one rather pompous intellectual snob, one neurotic martyr, one try-too-hard and one evil, twisted, certifiably insane ex.

Emmerald · 28/03/2024 08:55

Yes while we were married. Not a dicky bird since the divorce. I sent birthday and Christmas cards to her and her family but nothing came back so I gave up. To be honest I didn't expect we would stay friends, what with family loyalty to her brother.

strawberryandtomato · 28/03/2024 08:52

Selenaso · 28/03/2024 07:41

My relationship with my SIL has always been tricky. Whenever I see posts about SILs on here it’s always about something negative (though this is AIBU, after all, so probably shouldn’t be a surprise). AIBU to ask if anyone here has a really good relationship with their SIL, and is glad their sibling married them so this excellent person has been brought into their life? It’d be nice to hear some positive stories and think it’s possible…

YABU - my SIL is a demon
YANBU - my SIL is great and a mate

My SIL is lovely.
My BIL is not

VickyEadieofThigh · 28/03/2024 08:52

I do. I love my kid brother's wife and we get on really well. I have no children but have taken a great interest in their two daughters' lives and SIL has welcomed me warmly.

SallyWD · 28/03/2024 08:50

I have many SILs from my husband's side and my side of the family. I have to say I get on well with them all. They're all lovely people. A couple of DH's sisters are a bit intense but fine in small doses and we get along very well.

Chattywatty · 28/03/2024 08:50

I have 2 SIL and they’re both amazing, I adore them

burnoutbabe · 28/03/2024 08:42

I get on fine with my sisters wife and my partners sister.

But in a see them every 6 months way and occasional texts or Facebook posts.

Actually I think my sister and partners sister chat more as one wanted to know something about child issues which was the others specialism. So they have not met but are friendly!

Rocknrollstar · 28/03/2024 08:37

I barely ever saw my SiLs or spoke to them. We lived 120 miles apart. However DD is good friends with her SiL so it can happen.

Nagado · 28/03/2024 08:18

I’m closer to my brother’s wife than I am my own sisters. She’s bloody lovely.

HelpMeOutOfHere · 28/03/2024 08:11

I love both my SILs.

My husband's sister is lovely and easy to spend time with, although we don't have loads in common.

My brother's wife is just a wonderful woman who I adore.

I known both of them over 20 years now.

Sammilouwho · 28/03/2024 08:06

I have 2. One is awful, but both her and my brother used my mum for free childcare every day of the week, all the time amongst other things.
The second, we used to get on, she was wonderful, really involved with the kids until 1) we told her not to post photos of our children on her social media that had a few thousand strangers following her, 2) she met her boyfriend and 3) she got ill around the same time as me (with the same thing) but of course nobody else could be ill or worse than she is. Difference being that the family have paid for her surgery whilst I've deteriorated and am now classed as disabled, so she's deleted me from everything and won't talk to me at family events and honestly, I don't have the energy to deal with her anymore.

My BIL is amazing though!

gingercat02 · 28/03/2024 08:05

Mine are both lovely, and we do get on well. However, they both live quite far away, so I don't see them very often, but we WhatsApp and FB a lot.

I like BiL wife much more than him!

BeretRaspberry · 28/03/2024 08:03

I have 2…one DH’s sister and the other his brother’s wife. I get on well with both of them but his brother’s wife is a bit of a drama queen and very hard work at times so I’m not as close to her, though we’re always friendly. She also caused unnecessary trouble once by telling his parents wrong information about something. That was weird and upsetting because I’m not used to family drama. All of my family are close and we don’t have issues so this was horrible.

I’m closer to his sister because DH and her were very close when we got together and we all used to go out clubbing as well back in the day.

sunights · 28/03/2024 08:00

The relationship between you and your sibling will be pretty key to the SIL dynamic....

DrJoanAllenby · 28/03/2024 07:59

I have a brother and two sisters We all love our sister in law, she's one of us. I don't think my brother would have ever married someone who wasn't a good fit in our family as we are all close.

FilthyforFirth · 28/03/2024 07:57

I have two, one is annoying, quite self absorbed and MILs fave. The other I really like. I spend time with her without my bro, she is a good aunty to my kids and in general good fun to be around.

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