Half brother

[madcatladyforever]

So....I have found a half brother I didn't know I had on Ancestry DNA, on fathers side. Father is long gone, was never there to begin with.
I was shocked then really happy.
I've emailed three times with details, research I've done etc and the emails show that he has looked at them and what time he looked at them but he has never replied.
I am gutted that he is not interested and doesn't want to know me.
If he replied to say sorry I'm not interested I could understand and I'd respect his wishes but to just ignore me. Its torture. I never knew my father and don't much care about him but I'd love to meet my brother.

I expect he’s processing how he feels about the prospect of having and meeting a sibling - especially if his relationship with your shared father was poor or he doesn’t have many good memories. Give him time. Don’t email again. If it turns it he doesn’t reply then don’t see it as a personal rejection - it isn’t, he doesn’t know you - but as difficulty with coming to terms with his past and family.