Anyone else have all male close family?

[Orangesandlemons77]

I'm NC with my mum and don't have any sisters or daughters. I do have a DH, a brother and two sons.

Just wondered if many others have all male close family and how they find it?

I have a couple of good female friends and online to chat with for female company.

Yes, same here. I have DF, DH and DBro, but have no kids. My mum passed some time ago and my granny 4 years ago. Have also lost 3 other older female members of the family. Miss them loads.

I do have two aunts I see a couple of times a year, I'm a bit closer with one now than previously which is lovely. I also have a SIL but she lives abroad.

I do have SILs but not really close, they are quite different to me.

I'm in a similar position, OP. No sisters nor daughters. Got a brother but very distant with SIL (not really my choice). My mum has dementia and I really miss having some women in the family because she was the only one really. DH an only child.

My DM died 10 years ago, I have 2 DBs, my DH and 2 adults DSs

I am close to one of my SILs though.

I am from a very male dominated family .I have three brothers but no sisters ,two sons and no daughters. Then there is my DH who has one brother. From 27 cousins 18 are male .My dad died this year and he was one of four boys and two girls .My mum was an only child .I have loads of girlfriends though and my best friend and I have been friends for nearly 40 years so she is like my sister.

No female family members and no siblings here and my closest male cousin died years ago, even before my mum and his mum passing.

Dreadfully lonely as friends are mostly related to activities so mumsnet helps a lot.

Ha I just remembered I do have another SIL (BIL's long-term partner) but I don't see her often and we're not really friends. Not close to MIL either for various reasons, my DH isn't either.

Luckily I do have some lovely female friends so I guess I manage alright.

How do you feel about it? I find it OK, I don't really miss sisters/mother/daughter really

Ah it's fine most of the time, I have adjusted. I never had sisters or daughters so that doesn't bother me and my mum is gone about 15 years. We got on well but we weren't best friends who couldn't live without each other and had separate lives. I was very close to my grandmother though and looked after her a good bit since mum died, as mum was an only child.

I was excited to meet DH's mum when we got together, I guess I imagined she might be like a second mum. But unfortunately she has narc tendencies so we do see her but have to keep her at arms length, so to speak. DH has no sisters either but I've become close friends with his friend's wife.

honeyfox same here with MIL. I have backed away a bit now. I'm Ok with it in general. I did post here once about how life is having sisters and mostly it didn't seem like the answers were very positive, made me feel perhaps glad not to have one!

I have two nieces but not close to them either, that is OK.

I acquired a quite young stepniece in recent years, time will tell how we get on.

A lot of people I know who have sisters are close to them, but definitely not all so it's a mixed bag.

Men are the reason this planet is ending

Why would living with them be healthy

i have a DH, 2 sons and had 3 brothers (2 passed away). Lost my mom over 20 years ago who I was very close to. I wished I had a daughter, sister or mom. I do feel lonely in this male family especially as the boys are young adults now and leading their own lives. I have some good friends but still feel lonely

I have brothers. They're shit, completely selfish. My mother loves men and they were treated differently to me. She has a very obvious favourite son. My father just let this happen.
I've always missed having sisters.
I have two dds (young) and I'm so grateful.