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Would you be happy for your sister and your husband to share a bed?

147 replies

jumpinchillybean · 17/11/2014 20:05

I'm 7 months pregnant and my husband's snoring has been getting on my nerves. I also get restless and am a light sleeper because of heartburn. So, halfway through the night, I sometimes ask him to sleep on the settee .
That way, we both get some sleep.

My sister has been staying with us for a while because her flat was recently flooded, and I have just found out that she has taken pity on him and has let him into her bed on at least two occasions over the last month!
The only reason I found out, was I went down for a glass of milk a few nights ago and he was no longer on the settee.
I heard laughing and found them in bed together.
They weren't doing anything and weren't even led close to each other.
There was no jumping apart when they saw me. Or guilt that I could see.
The spare bed is a Kingsize, so there was plenty of space between them.

It seemed to be on the level, and I was so tired, I went straight back to bed and decided to ask questions in the morning.

The next morning, in the kitchen, I questioned them and according to her and him, all they've done is chat and then fall asleep and I should be okay about it, because she's my sister and I can trust her and she would never do anything to hurt me. And she said she felt sorry that she was a guest and had a bed and yet he had to sleep on the settee.
And in her words: 'She sees him as a brother anyway'. He said he looks upon her as an extra sister.

My friends (and my mother) think I'm crazy to allow this. But, she's my sister and I can trust her. Can't I? Hmm

The only thing that makes me slightly uneasy is that she dresses skimpily in front of him and is very flirty. But that is and always has been her nature. She is like it with everybody.
Still, it makes me feel a bit shit, because I feel unattractive and frumpy at the moment as it is. This is making me feel worse.
And if I'm honest, I feel a bit hurt by their attitude. The way he seems to flirts with her and the way she encourages it.
Or am I imagining it?

Is it normal for a sister to treat another sister in this way? is she just being kind in sharing her bed?
Is this being too close?
Am I being paranoid? Or is it all the fault of my hormones.
Should I be okay with it?

OP posts:
Chippednailvarnish · 17/11/2014 23:51

I know AF, I know...

Drumdrum60 · 17/11/2014 23:51

How very strange. Good god no.

OscarWinningActress · 17/11/2014 23:52

No! Ew, OP! That is just GROSS.

Nancery · 18/11/2014 00:03

Not read the whole thread but wanted to say that it wouldn't bother me in the least. For starters you are a light sleeper, and I can't imagine the bedroom is miles away so the chances of them getting caught would be very high which would surely make the whole thing less likely, even in the remote chance they planned to. And the flirting is probably just 'safe' flirting, especially if she's like that generally.

LuluJakey1 · 18/11/2014 00:43

No, no, no. Just not right. And they are talking and having fun in the same bed. No, no, no! Just no.

NorksAreMessy · 18/11/2014 00:50

Whatever next?

maras2 · 18/11/2014 04:17

Even after 40 years of marriage and as much as I love and trust both my DH and my sister, NO!

Amyanne · 18/11/2014 05:28

Are you genuinely unsure if this is ok? No! It's not. Even if she thinks of him as a brother, how many brothers and sisters share beds?

kentishgirl · 18/11/2014 05:57

I'm on the fence with this one.

I've shared beds with male friends in the past and it was completely innocent.

On the other hand, I remember staying with some friends once, along with the wife's sister and I can't remember exactly why but I ended up sleeping in their double bed on my own. I can't even remember where the wife (maybe she wasn't there) but her husband went to sleep in with her sister, and I know I found that extremely odd.

Would it bother me if DP was forced to sleep in a bed with my sister? No, probably not, if there was no alternative, because I do trust them both.

However, your husband could have slept on the sofa. That's no real hardship. And the flirty stuff, even just in fun, if it were me, would piss me off regardless of where they both slept, and would make me uncomfortable with them sharing.

You are uncomfortable with it. That's enough reason to say it musn't happen again.

Frogisatwat · 18/11/2014 07:07

Women. Stop spilling your guts. Read the thread. Its kim kardashian

Hmm
Frogisatwat · 18/11/2014 07:09

Kourtney not kim... see I don't keep up! Blush

WildBillfemale · 18/11/2014 07:38

Effing NOT ON - it's weird and crosses all kinds of boundaries.
If she feels guilty that she's got the bed whilst he sleeps on the sofa, they could have swapped places. It doesn't matter if she sees him as a brother - how many grown women would share a bed with their adult brother anyway?! It's so unbelievably inappropriate by the pair of them that you should be very very concerned.
Frankly you need to ask your sister to move on out of your home.

Your sister is competing with you as sisters sometimes do and a line has already been crossed.

anniepanniepears · 18/11/2014 07:38

a bit strange that it has happened a couple of times and not one of them told you

Locketjuice · 18/11/2014 07:46

Why wouldn't your sister just get into your bed?

Hmm
financialwizard · 18/11/2014 07:50

Will the insurance company not pay for accommodation for her?

Mammanat222 · 18/11/2014 07:52

So this is a spoof thread?

Nillia · 18/11/2014 07:59

Yes

murphys · 18/11/2014 08:01

Thanks for the Kardashian update OP...

RubMyLamp · 18/11/2014 08:08

Personally I wouldn't mind. One of my DSis is a lesbian and has never been near a man. My other DSis is a huge prude so she wouldn't try and anything and if he did she'd slap him and tell me immediately. My other two DSis are 18 and slathered in fake tan, theres no way DH would share a bed with them Grin

But. Thats my family; not yours. Only you know how you feel and if you're uncomfortable they should both stop immediately if they have any respect for your feelings.

itsonlysubterfuge · 18/11/2014 08:08

I would feel a bit weird about it.

I know I can trust my husband and my sister though.

Dunkling · 18/11/2014 10:34

Definitely not ok.

Even if you trust them both on the whole sex thing, sharing a bed and sleeping together in itself is a hugely intimate thing. Do we all remember how big a deal it was not to just have sex with the man we loved/fancied, but more so when circumstances meant you could spend the night together, actually sleep together and wake up together? I do!

Nillia · 18/11/2014 11:02

If AnyFucker says its a wind up then it probably is

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