To ask if you would find it odd if someone

[Beatinghearts]

Said they cared my about their friends than their siblings?

No, just because you share the same parents doesn’t mean that you automatically have a close and loving relationship.

What like different personalities?

If you haven't already, you should all watch 'Bloodline' on Netflix. Sibling hell.

No, not at all. I only know a couple of people who are close to their siblings.

I don't think thats odd really, you can chose your friends but not your family so it's more likely your friends are going to be people you're closer to iyswim

I love and care about my siblings but they aren't my friend / support system. They are family and I certainly wouldn't be friends with one of them if we weren't a sibling.

I rate my friends more. Plus I've known the vast majority of my friends since I was 13 and a few my entire life.

No.

Depends on situation, I might feel a little sad that they'd missed out on what ought to be a strong and loving relationship with siblings, but I certainly don't think it is unusual.

Nope. I care more for the dogs on the street than I do my sibling. And it's mutual.

I love my brothers, but we definitely aren't close. They live abroad, but we keep in touch online and over the phone. Visits are a couple of times a year max, and I cherish them.

I have friends, but I'm not really close to them either.

Nope. I know fuckall about my only sibling other than the state (US) he lives in and vaguely what he does for a job. I get a 3 word text off him once a year for my birthday, thats the entirety of the effort he makes to keep in touch, so Ive stopped making the effort with him. If he comes home at christmas he treats my parents, who idolise him, like crap. My friends are more like my family, Ive known most of them for 40 years.

Not at all

No. Siblings are people you end up with and the relationship can be great or not, a bit like classmates or work colleagues.

Friends are mostly people you've chosen and if you have a better relationship with them than siblings, it's easy to care more about those you get along with and are closer to.

No, you can't choose your family whereas friends are carefully selected.

It’s threads like this that make me wonder why folks are so desperate to not have only children claiming their first born needs a sibling, we all know in the real world it’s often the last thing they need.

Are you going to come back and elaborate OP? Or is this just going to be a vague random question that depends entirely on the individual's circumstances.

Nope

No

No!

Friend brought it up and said she cared more for me then her siblings. I found it odd as I definitely love my siblings more than friends

My friend and work colleague - very tight, long established primary school team - was murdered. 2 days later my husband (notoriously not close at all to colleagues) said “Come on, it’s not like it was your sister”.

He was made well aware how offensive that comment was.

With relatives, you get what you are given. Friends are the family we choose. So no, not odd at all. You are lucky to have a pal who cares so much about you.

@Beatinghearts

Friend brought it up and said she cared more for me then her siblings. I found it odd as I definitely love my siblings more than friends

Then you're very luck op

DB1 and DS - there's no friends I love more.

DB2 is a POS and I love all my friends more than him

No, I am closer to some friends than siblings

If someone said that I would find it very sad, because I am lucky enough to have a loving family and get on with them. But I wouldn't find it odd. Families are complicated, and some people are lumbered with awful relatives.