What's your relationship like with your sister in law?

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As in husband's brothers wife?

Very rarely see her but we get on ok.

My brothers wives- we are friendly, get in when we meet up but not close.
Husbands sister the same.
I don't have sisters and always hoped to have close relationships with my sister in laws but it hasn't happened.

My DH’s Sister is a pain in the arse and she drives me up the wall.
Difficult, unhelpful, always woe is me, insincere so you never know how she really feels about anyone as she’s always sucking up. I keep my distance as much as possible

Forgot to add..

His other brother (who died several years ago), was married to a woman that none of us liked as she was very manipulative and controlling.

DH has no sisters. His DB's wife is a hoot and we get on great! Unfortunately we don't see her that often, they have no DC and have a social life that I am very jealous of 😆

She’s nice, we get on fine when we see each other but we aren’t close and I’d be surprised if that changes.

Excellent! One lives in the Highlands The other lives in rural Lincolnshire and we live in the south of England.

I really really love her. We can be ourselves with each other and like hanging out together. I'm very lucky.

That's not true. If you've both married in to the same family then of course you are related to each other. The correct term for your husband's brother's wife is 'co-sister-in-law', but I just call both of mine my sisters-in-law.

I have 4 - 2 SILs (married to my brothers) and 2 co-SILs. They range from fine to lovely, but I wouldn't say I'm especially close to any of them. One co-SIL is wonderful but lives in Australia so I rarely see her. My other co-SIL is lovely but 18 years younger than me so not much in common. My other SILs I get on with well enough - probably one more than the other because more in common - but I only see and speak to them a few times a year really for family catch-ups. They are not friends but they're nice people.

Brother-in-law and his wife are wonderful. Sister-in-Law lives in NZ but had a good relationship years ago when lived in UK.
My daughter has a fabulous Sister-in-Law who has helped her settle in a new part of the country and whom I am delighted to include in our extended family.

DH has two brothers.

One we have been NC with for nearly 30 years because his horrendous wife forced him in to a "your family or me" situation. I believe she is his ex wife now but he never resumed contact despite DH and his other brother reaching out on a few occasions.

The other brother is on his 3rd partner.

Partner 1 was nice but a bit shy, we got on but she was much younger than us and we never had a close connection. After they broke up we stayed in touch with her because we wanted to still see DNs. We still have a reasonably cordial relationship with her and her new DH.

Partner 2 (who he married) was a horror. We stayed on polite terms but we were thankful that we lived a good distance away as a little of her went a very long way. Anyway, that ended in a very acrimonious divorce.

Partner 3 is lovely. His best by far. We get on very well with her and enjoy her company.

My husband's sister is one of the most spiteful people I've ever met, and what's worse is that she's one of those people that shroud herself in a thin veil of being lovely and sweet. She's convinced herself that she is never wrong. Over the years more and more people have realized what kind of person she really is. DH and I went no contact in the end and it's been a very peaceful two years.

I have 4. Not close to any. Like them all though.

My husband is an only child but I have a brother who is married and I really like my SIL. We have a lot in common and have a great laugh.

My brother is very laid-back, quiet and pensive (the polar opposite of my highly-strung, neurotic, Type-A bullshit!) and I like that she has coaxed him out of his shell. They are well-suited.

My DH has three brothers each of whom have wives. I get along with them all and enjoy seeing them. I am in touch with two of them individually from time to time. It's a particular kind of relationship- not friendship but a certain kind of familiar closeness as our kids are all cousins and we all share MIL and PIL!

brothers wife is a best friend. his first wife i tolerated, but loathed her.

My ExH siblings i got on with a few of them and their spouses (big family) but we weren't close.

I don’t mind saying hello and asking how she is at the odd family thing where our paths cross.

My brothers wife is absolutely lovely.
DH’s brothers wife is an absolute horror. We only see each other when completely necessary and if anything happened to PIL I would cut them off completely.

Not a fan… very different people

I used to quite like her, but over the years she’s become very draining. She doesn’t stop talking & screeches a lot, goes on & on about family (every little detail) when I never even asked. She’s a know all who gets it wrong most of the time. I just don’t have the energy for her any more.

I have 4, all are truely lovely. As are all my inlaws.

is this a thread for marrieds only. People have sister in laws who have been together for years they are still all family connected.

My DH’s brother’s wives are all nice women. They are significantly older than me and don’t live locally, so we only see each other a couple of times a year. We get on well when we do though.

That should be brothers’ wives. There are multiple brothers with multiple wives

Great. We had our first children quite close together so I see her often and I like her a lot. I also like her parents more than I like some of my other in laws!