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To ask if you have half siblings

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Vibted7777 · 17/01/2026 15:42

And do you have a relationship with them

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blankcanvas3 · 17/01/2026 16:12

My brother was my half brother, never called him that though. We were very close and I never considered him ‘half’

Elishiva · 17/01/2026 16:11

One full brother and 3 half siblings.
We all grew up in the same house so I don’t think of them of half and am close to all except my full brother.
2 of my siblings have 2 other half siblings they are not close to, friendly but hardly see them.

Badwowwow · 17/01/2026 16:07

I have half siblings but they are all on my mums side, I had a relationship with them as we obviously grew up together but I don’t speak to any of my siblings now. None on my father’s side.

JHound · 17/01/2026 16:05

Yes and yes (most of them.)

Much closer to my full siblings though (as we were the ones raised in the same home.)

ScullyLyf · 17/01/2026 15:59

2 half siblings and 3 full siblings. All close and get along - treat each other all exactly the same.

Solost92 · 17/01/2026 15:50

All my siblings are half siblings. No relationship with the ones I grew up living with. Don't get along at all.
Little contsct with the one I grew up with regular visits with. I love him, we just aren't that close anymore, both too busy with our own lives and little in common.
Alot of contact with the one I barely saw as a kid. We're very similar people who had very similar upbringing and were very close.

HisNotHes · 17/01/2026 15:47

There are plenty of full siblings who aren’t that close so if you get lots of “not close”
answers, it’s not necessarily due to only sharing one parent.

RitaIncognita · 17/01/2026 15:45

I have two younger half-siblings. I'm close to both of them.

WaxMeltsMelting · 17/01/2026 15:45

I’ve got at least two that I’m not supposed to know about but have never met 🤷‍♀️

Tdcp · 17/01/2026 15:43

2 younger half brothers. Very close to the youngest when growing up, no contact for 6 years with both.

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