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Do You Have a Good Relationship With Your Siblings?
Random & Fun / 9:29 AM - Friday November 06, 2009

Do You Have a Good Relationship With Your Siblings?

Its seems that a lot of people I know have had some sort of falling out with a sibling, who has either vanished from their family,or haven't spoken to them in years.
I don't understand how some families can go for years, with speaking to them, or knowing where they are.

Is this a common occurrence..or am I just fortunate that I have such a close-knit family? :)

My sisters and brothers mean the world to me..
I can't see not ever having them in my life.






- Asked by surfsup, Female, 46-55, Self-Employed

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I do have a good relationship with my siblings. I know what you mean by a lot of people don't. I know many families that have constant stalemates and silence grudges going on and it's usually something stupid in which one person didn't get to control the other in some matter.

Brothers stop talking to Sisters over some guy the Sister dates that the Brother doesn't like. Fathers stop talking to kids over some Money issue or Career decision that's different than what they wanted for them. Sisters stop talking to Sisters over how kids are being raised and all kinds of other nonsense. Yet it always leads back to intolerance, control issues or feelings of inferiority. Sometimes Parents play favorites and pit the siblings against each other for life. It's awful ridiculous. All of it...

My siblings don't always make the decisions I'd make and likewise, but it's their lives and none of my business. My job is to love them, be friends with them, focus on the areas we do connect and that's it.

- Response by thottienc, Female, 29-35, Charlotte, Who Cares?

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I love my siblins but there's a large age gap (they're from my mother's second marriage while I'm from the first) and so we aren't as close as I would like to be.

- Response by cjennmom, Female, 36-45, Medical / Dental

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I love my brother and love his wife and kids even more. My sister-in-law is like my own sister. We're very tight and we'd give our life for each other. yes, I'm pretty lucky!

- Response by chichek, Female, 29-35, Other Profession

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I have 3 brotehrs and one sister, I talk to my brothers once in a blue moon, like on birthdays and holidays, and when my father past away...My sister we try to keep in touch through emails, and maybe once or twice a month we talk over the phone....

so sad..but so true!

People just dont relaize how precious family is until they lose it.

- Response by jamiesangel777, Female, 46-55, Other Profession

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You're lucky. My sister is about as evil as they come.

- Response by llafsroh, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 46-55, Boston, Science / Engineering

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I am also blessed to have a very close-knit family.

- Response by birdland, Female, 46-55, Who Cares?

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I get on really well wth my brother now, althrough through our teenage years we hardly said a word to each other.

- Response by psychoticbabe1, Female, 22-25, Other Profession

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NO, my sister and I have never had a good relationship.

- Response by barbb, Female, Who Cares?, Who Cares?

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I shouldn't speak to my older sister, but I do...she's still blood. Back in high school she sleep with my boyfriend. Then she kissed my husband when I was pregnant with our oldest son.

Yes...she's blood, but I'm still angry with her...blood isn't suppose to do that. I keep her & her daughters (totally other story) at a good arms length away!!!!!

- Response by firechick, Female, 36-45, Portland, Celebrity

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I have 4 sisters and 2 brothers. 3 of my sisters are awesome. Both of my brothers are incredible too.
I must admit I have 1 selfish, bitchy sister that none of us get along

- Response by youngfuddyduddy, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?

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I have always had a close relationship with my siblings and still do. I also have a close relationship with my husband's family...To us family is important. Rosey

- Response by roseytalks, Female, Who Cares?, Tampa, Who Cares?

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I didn't speak to anyone for a few years but we talk now. We're not "close-knit" but that's just the way it is.

- Response by eccentrica, Female, 29-35

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Mine mean the world to me, too. Since both of our parents have passed...the three of us are all we have left.

- Response by drumboi2, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 56-65, Who Cares?

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my brothers can drive me crazy but I wouldn't trade them for the world

- Response by brown5, Female, 29-35, Financial / Banking

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O YEAH 100% close with my sisters. God I can't see a life with out them. My culture backs stong family ties :)

- Response by TheSshhmoe, Female, 18-21, Student

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I have 3 younger brothers but they seem closer to each other than to me, since I'm the only girl. We just see each other on holidays and live in the same state. I always think if I had a sister it would be different and much better. I love my brothers but I don't have much in common with them.

- Response by abitspoiled, Female, 46-55, Who Cares?

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Of my five sisters I am only close with one of them, and we aren't that close, either.

I am close to one of my two brothers.

I am jealous of your tight relationship!

- Response by diamondsnrust00, Female, 22-25

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I have three older siblings and only one of them I have had problems with. It's not a big deal anymore, but when we both lived at home the relationship was very strained.

I never had an issue with him, but he is very jealous of me and the attention I get from my parents. So he wasn't always very nice to me.

I wished that he would have gotten over his jealousy because other than that I believe we would have gotten along just fine. The sad thing is we were inseparable as kids. I often wonder how did it all change.

Your very fortunate to have such a close-knit family. :)

- Response by trufflet, Female, 26-28, New York

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You are very fortunate indeed. I have a sibling who cut off communication with me 25 years ago, not exactly sure why. I hear from him maybe 2-3 times per year by phone, and never see him. It's tough feeling like you don't have close family. Count your blessings!

- Response by experience101, Female, 56-65, Who Cares?

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my brother i do. my sister no! we talk sometime`s but rarely. she 15 teenager plus bipolar and hard to have a relationship with her because her attitude about things and her smart mouth. but i still love her!

- Response by prettysoul21, Female, 18-21

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Be blessed that you have this relationship with them. I think it starts with the way your parents raise you. I know more people in my situation that dont have a relationship than ones that are compatible. My ex-wife has a close family but it also got in the way of our happiness, yes I did blame her but relaized I didnt have anything with mine so what makes it better to try and get into theirs.
My mom died when I was 13 years old and my father didnt know how to control the rest of us my older sister got married, my older brother went into the service my next eldest sister was deaf who graduated with 5th grade books and then there was me and my baby sister. My dad found a women to cry on which left my baby sister and I to fend for ourselves. I started having teachers who teased me about my mothers death and got me so mad I fought them in school and was getting kicked out left and right which I ended up quitting school and a friend and I hitched-hiked out to Oklahoma from Upstate New York, thats something in my life I would never change either, I learned a lot and learned people. I could go on forever if you had the time and patience to listen,,,,,,,,,,,lol sorry about dragging it out. matt

- Response by flyinghawaiian56, A Guy Critical, Male, 46-55, Transportation

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you're really fortunate! i know a lot of families have those problems. i have one sister and shes only 12 and we argue alllllll the time but if anyone else picks on us we hate them! we love each other we just fight constantly. its been like that forever. then we have those times where we hang out together and just laugh. but either way yea we have a good relationship. shes the best friend that i didnt choose. :]

- Response by ter3092, Female, 18-21

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Long story very short,,, I have not spoken to my siblings in over 15 yrs. Nor my mother in over 12 yrs. Unfortunately there are some broken bonds that can never be repaired.

- Response by yme4, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 46-55, Who Cares?

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I have a brother who is not quite a year younger than me. He and his family live 5 1/2 hours from us now, since we moved to a different state 8 years ago. We do keep in touch by phone, but he makes no effort to get together unless its a rare occasion like our son's wedding. Our aunt who is 13 years older and not close to her 3 sisters, includes his family for the holidays and excludes our family. Since our father died 7 years ago, not once have we been together just with our own family. We had been quite close to my husbands' brother who is 13 years younger, but since we moved so far away now, that relationship has changed. Family is important, and we are lucky to have 2 wonderful sons along with a special daughter in law.

- Response by Female, 56-65

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