Will my DC always love each other this much?

[SiblingLove4]

Pretty sure the answer will be no but I am curious!

DCs are 6 and 2.5 and absolutely adore each other. They play together, cuddle lots and their faces light up when they see each other again at the end of the day.

When the little one is upset she'll often ask for her brother and I can see he's so touched to be that person of her. He can be quite defiant with us but will always have time for her and often says things like "she's the best baby I could have dreamed of!".

They still argue over toys of course and have the occasional shouting match but in general I couldn't have hoped for them to have a better relationship.

In your experience, does this last? Is it a good indicator of their future relationship or could it still go wrong overnight?

Nothing to add but my 2 (5 and nearly 2) adore each other too!

Maybe. I've got DC and they are still close as adults.

DD2 turned to her brother (2 years older) several times in her late teens early 20s as a shoulder to cry on/person to borrow emergency money off (quite often a couple of hundred quid or so). She's also close with her older sister, and they still (now in early 30s) text/phone each other daily as they live quite far apart.

Just remember how awful DD2 was as a toddler and her very kind older brother used to say defiantly 'She's my little sister and I love her,' even when she was dreadful to him!

My sister and I were like this as young children. Our relationship has ebbed and flowed over the years. We've had times in our adult life when we've been really close, we travelled together in out twenties and she was a huge support to me during a rocky period a few years ago. But at other times we've been quite distant: we didn't spend much time together in our teens and now in our forties we seem to have grown apart again as our lives have significantly diverged, I don't often speak to her at the moment. Still, I know she'll always be there and it's a unique relationship in my life so I suppose the answer is kind of, yes :)

They will love each other but not necessarily like each other for a while during the teenage years, unless they need to band together against a common enemy (in our family it was often me!) in which case their bond will click back in again.
Now that they are all young adults they are all really good friends, even though they are spread around the country. It's lovely.
Enjoy them while that love is so freely expressed OP. It sounds adorable.

Mine are still close at 13 and 11. They squabble, of course, but if one is away for any reason the other one misses them terribly and will always keep asking when they’re back. Youngest was bereft when his sister moved on from primary school and he was left behind. They are very different characters but I think they’ll always understand each other in a way no one else can.

My now teen & tween were like this in the early days and it's still the case now. It's glorious.

Nobody can tell you! Siblings will get on each others nerves but usually they will stay fairly close if they start out close in my experience

My brother was my best friend and we got on until the age of about 21 and then he changed completely and he is really unkind to everyone in the family. I have even had to write in my will that if I died under no circumstances must my children live with him and his wife as I think they would be emotionally abusive to them.
So upsetting. I think it's because his wife is not very nice and he changed when their relationship became serious but he behaves like it even when she isn't there now. So I think it's because they are both unhappy people and just take it out on others.
So I assumed we would always be close but now I don't count him as a family member. I am polite to him at family events once a year to keep the peace. He is rude to me and everyone else.
So no it makes no difference how children get on to how they will get on/ not get on as adults.

They're still very young. I would say it's impossible to tell.

I was probably that close with my little brother at that age. Then from the age about 10 to leaving home we hated even breathing the same air, and I was much closer to my sister.
We get on fine, but due to where we live don't see each other much.

What I will say is that there may be times where one or the other needs space from them. Don't insist they do everything together, especially if the older one is doing something insisting the younger one does too as "they adore you so much" because it puts huge pressure on.

Mine are 18 and 20 and love each other so so much, it brings me so much joy

I think partners make such a difference. My dh was incredibly close to his sister when we first met and she was a regular visitor to our house and ours to hers. Then she met her now dh who’s a selfish arse and we hardly ever see her. It’s very sad and my dh feels it very keenly.

I'm not sure how to quote people but that is a real shame for the last poster. Yes I agree that partners make a big difference.

My two are still super close at 18 and 15. DD is a grumpy sod but still adores her big brother. He's so good to her. It makes my heart sing. ❤️

My dd18 and ds15 were never cuddly with each other and aren't the types to wear their hearts on their sleeves, but they've always been the best of friends and still are. I hope it continues into adulthood.

My 2 always got on like a house on fire as kids - 11 months apart - both girls, and were close and loving and BFFs right up to about 13 and 14. Then they started really hating each other! They fought over their CDs and video games, DVDs, posters and magazines, and clothes and make up, and teased each other about their looks. DD1 had a wee bit of puppy fat in her teens, and DD2 is 3" shorter than DD1, and has cute freckles on her face, and they called each other names. Silly girls! Didn't last a massive amount of time though. 2.5 to 3 years maybe! (to 15 and 16...)

They are adults now - 20s - and are really close, and really good friends. They share quite a number of friends, and often go out in a foursome with each other partners. They live 10 and 17 miles away from me. (So one lives 7 miles from the other...) They also go on holiday together - sometimes just them 2, sometimes them and their partners, sometimes all of them with another 10 people, sometimes just them 2 with 4 to 7 friends...

@SiblingLove4 I think your 2 WILL always get on, and they sound adorable

My girls are grown up now, 26 and 30. They've always got on. When they were little I thought they would grow apart as they grew. I remember thinking that the difference between 12 and 16 year old was quite big and then 16 and 20. But they have always been close and there for each other. The odd squabble but nothing major or long lasting.

that’s lovely - enjoy it! Only time can tell. It’s really not worth worrying about.

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Yes mine still do. Very much. They have a very strong friendship and always consider one another and me.

I spat my tea out at this ha

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My two sons are now 18 and 22 and they have always got on very well. They never fight or argue, they have a very simple, drama free, easy going relationship. It's made my life so much easier.