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Mermaidinaballgown
Savvy November 2021

Are you closer to one sil than another?

Mermaidinaballgown, on November 8, 2020 at 12:14 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 5
I hang out with SIL#1 sometimes and SIL#2 gets upset that we don't invite her. I wouldn’t mind inviting her to one or two things to keep the peace but SIL#1 is totally against it (SIL#2 started a great deal of family drama). She expects to be invited to everything we do together and I feel like that’s not fair; we shouldn’t be obligated to hang out all the time just because we’re family. SIL#1 and I were friends before she introduced me to her BIL (my fiancé). How would you handle this situation?

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Latest activity by Mermaidinaballgown, on November 8, 2020 at 2:06 PM
  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    You're not obligated to hang out with SIL #2 just because you're about to be family. If you don't want to include her in everything then don't. She needs to understand that you and SIL #1 had a friendship for years so you're closer to her.
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  • J
    Master 0000
    Judith ·
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    Take aside SIL 2 and explain to her that you and #1 were friends before becoming SIL, and continue to be friends because you enjoy spending time together. And while you likely will get to know #2 better over time, who you choose to spend time with is in general not her bisiness. Fairness does not come into it, as long as she is not left out of whole family gatherings. Most people spend more time with some siblings than others. Most people spend more time with some in- laws than others. But she needs to stop pushing being included when you and #1 have made plans on your own, because she is only being annoying and irritating both of you, not a path to friendship. And separately, say it to the relative she is married to.
    Don't just let it go. Don't let her make a whole family issue of it.
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  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
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    I agree with this. There is no obligation.
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  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
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    Totally agree! You are not obligated to invite her just because you’re family.
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  • Mermaidinaballgown
    Savvy November 2021
    Mermaidinaballgown ·
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    Welp, I’m glad everyone here seems to agree that we don’t need to hang out with her lol. It’s just that she has a FIT. Her two brothers are closer in age and therefore they have the same group of friends, so we go out to the same events/parties. She tells on us to her parents...she’s 27. I just can’t deal with her. Here’s the thing: she and SIL#1 used to be close, until SIL#2 stole $ from the family and became a complete liar. So she wants to hang out with SIL#1 (not me, she doesn’t like me) but SIL#1 doesn’t want to for obvious reasons.
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