To ask what you sibling relationship are like

[Fluffycow78]

Good or bad?

Well I have a full sibling I don't talk to, and a half sibling I don't talk to. So at least I'm being fair.

I love both of my siblings very much. I don't live close to them but I see them as much as I can. We speak most days and I feel very lucky.

Same here- can’t be bothered with either of them.

I don't get on with my sister at all

Not particularly close and very different from one another, but she’s my sister and would be there for me if I needed it.

One good, not massively close but speak fairly regularly & get on.

One very distant relationship, rarely see/speak to as we’re just very different people, no massive fall out, just not close.

One sister and we are not close at all, never have been even as children, no real reason just very different people, see her at family birthdays and Xmas.

Have very little to do with them. They are good people but we are very different and don’t live close. One has MH issues and is highly dependent on my parents. This has really affected my relationship with my parents sadly. I worry what will happen when my parents are not longer around.

DH isn’t close to his siblings. One he actively dislikes. The other he doesn’t have much to do with.

It may not surprise you that I have an only child myself!

I love both of my siblings very much, they are a very important part of my life and I know I can count on them when I need them. I feel very very lucky xx

Good. We don't see each other often so that's probably why.

1 sister and 2 brothers. My sister is my very best friend; we speak every single day without fail and meet up at least once a week. One of my brothers lives in a different city now after moving there for uni and staying but we speak a few times a week and I chat to his wife most days. My other brother lives in the same area as us and we see each other once or twice a week. All have Christmas and birthdays together. Cannot imagine my life without any of them. Absolutely adore them all and their spouses.

Very good fortunately.

Estranged. He is a hateful narcissist

2 sisters here, I get on well with both but I tend to see 1 more than the other as we’re more likely to ring each other and see if the other wants to do something. We all do the odd weekend away or spa day throughout the year though. As we’re getting older we do meals out periodically just to catch up despite living just 10 mins away from each other x

Big age gap between me, the eldest, and my two siblings of 7 & 9 years younger.
Both live abroad long long way away.
Neither interested in me, mum or wider UK family. We’re not in touch. No rows or anything, just ambivalence between me & them.
Would love it to be different but we’re too well entrenched and too old to change anything now. We’d be like strangers if we met. Shame really but life’s too short.

Bad. He is pathetic :-(
My mum gives me the silent treatment and he feels righteous on her behalf. My dad is the same. I've no family of origin now.

This.

One I speak to every week. See 2-3x a year, long annual weekend with all our kids. Not local.

One I haven’t seen in 20 years.

Mixed bag 🤣

Very good. I don't see her much now though. We've always got on even when we were kids.

One sister, very distant relationship. I don't actively dislike her but we have nothing in common. I speak to her occasionally, about once a month.

Very good, as kids although we loved each other it was more challenging, we kind of replicated much of the toxic shit in our parents relationship. But since our late 20s we've become close and really enjoy each others company, we see him for at least a weekend probably every couple of months (we live about 3 hours from each other) he is the best uncle ever to my DD and he and my DH get on incredibly well too. Our parents are a bit batshit at times and I feel very lucky that I have him to share that with. He's generous, funny and much cooler than me!

I have one brother, who lives in Australia. I miss him a lot and haven’t seen him in four years thanks to covid. We FaceTime often, chat about all aspects of our life openly and when we physically do see each other have a lot of laughs.

I have one sibling and we have always got on well together even as kids.
As we grew up from around 18 we lived and completely redecorated our house it was hard work and we made a few mistakes but it was great fun and we still talk about ut 30+ yrs later.
When we went our separate ways we lost touch a little but still spoke about once every 2 months and met up a few times a year.

Over the past 8 / 10 yrs we have seen much more of each other .
He gave me away at my wedding then when my DH died years later he was my absolute rock , he was there for me emotionally, practically, financially, I could not of coped without him.

We try to get together and go for a beer , show , meal when ever we the time and money allows.

I realise I am very lucky to be so close to my sibling.💛

In order: Ok, non existent, nodding pleasant acquaintances, v good, brilliant.

I have an older and younger sister. We are late middle age. They live in the country we grew up in, I live here in England. Neither married, one has a neuro diverse child. They clubbed together to buy a house, which is large enough they can be quite independent of each other.
I am closer to my younger sister in terms of character. My older sister is quite eccentric. I love her and accept her, but she definitely has a different take on things.
As our parents have passed away and none of us have partners (I'm a widow), this may have helped keep us close. Before covid I'd go over there every other year for Christmas. We'd all definitely be there in an emergency.
Next year I'm going on holiday and I've asked my younger sister and daughter to join us - I would not be so keen on my older sister coming! She can be quite judgmental.