Sibling age gaps

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I'm curious to know what a sibling relationship would be like with a 10+ age gap?

Even if you don't have large age gaps between siblings, I'd love to hear your thoughts on what age gaps were best in your families!

My sister is 8 years older than me. I never really had much of a relationship with her. We were never at the same school, and always at different stages in life. We have completely different memories of childhood - things that were important to her were not on my radar and vice versa. It sounds silly, but it amost seems like we're a different generation - we have completely different children's tv, music, film etc that were touchstones of our lives, so there's not much of a connection when we discuss the past. We are very different people though, we have nothing in common at all. We wouldn't be friends. So, it's hard to say whether it's the age difference or our different personalities which mean we've never been close. I do love her though, and I know she loves me and would have my back.

My nana is one of ten. She was actually closest with her second from youngest sibling (13 year gap) but a lot of that was because her mother got sick so she was kind of a defacto parent to her. In other cases I’ve known or less closeness between larger gap siblings but I do also have a friend who’s very close to her sister with an 18yr gap and she’s been more like an aunt type figure and they have a nice relationship.

My sibling is 13 years younger than me. We have a very close relationship. I think they view me as half sister half mother.
It is different to the traditional relationship that I have with my other siblings but I wouldn't change it for the world.

My two boys are 10 years apart, 2 and 12. Their lives are mainly separate but they do love each other and we do things as a family at the weekend.

My sister and I are 14 years apart. Growing up we didn’t have a great deal in common. She was like an additional parent. We are very close as adults though.

My three siblings are 7,8 and 9 years older than me. Our kids are 32, 31, 12 and 10 and we all have a brilliant relationship with each other.

I have 2 siblings one 2 years younger, one 12 years younger. It is a totally different relationship, agree that it's more like a aunty than a real sibling relationship like I have with my other sibling.

Dm is one of 4. The one she got on best with was the one who was 14 years younger than her.

My husband has several older siblings. His best relationship is with the one 15 years older than he is.

My kids are 23 years apart so there's a real gap for you! My son's only two and my daughter adores him. I guess she will be more like an aunt but I hope they will be close as adults. My mum was one of 5. She was the youngest and definitely got on best with her eldest sister who was 16 years older. She had a sister a year and a bit older but was closest with the eldest. I also have two brothers. One is a year older and the other 6 years older. I felt like I never really knew the older one that well growing up but I'm very close with my sister who came along 11 years after me. I guess it all depends on personalities.

My two sisters are 10 and 9 years older. I didn’t have much of a relationship with the 10 years sister because she was into dating and doing her own thing.
My other sister made more of an effort but I did feel like an only child for the majority of my time playing with dolls etc.

Dsis is 7 years older than me. We have made friends as adults but I wouldn't say we are close. I trust her though
Right now for 3 years with my 16 year old.

When dh and I married it was my aunta birthday the next day so when we struck midnight we sang happy birthday to her and she started crying
When asked why she said. This is the first time all of my siblings were here to sing happy birthday to me. She was the youngest of 7 18 years between her and oldest brother