Does having a sister make you happier?

[Anonymous]

Love my sister. She definitely makes me happier.

[Anonymous]

I have four siblings, and I am super-close with two of them, including my sister. The others just live so far away that I don't get to see them often, and we are all so busy that I don't speak with them often.

If I could see my sister and younger brother daily, though, I would.

I also love most of my in-law siblings.

[Anonymous]

I'm lucky. I have two sisters and we all get a long and I couldn't live without them.

[Anonymous]

I am glad I have a sister but we are not close. I think it would have felt lonelier growing up without her. I like the idea of having a sibling in the world that I could call on if needed. I like that she lives near my folks and can help them with occassional stuff.

I do wish we had a close relationship though. We have drifted away more when I had kids as it grates me how she interacts with them - mostly my oldest.

[Anonymous]

I have 3 sisters, 3 brothers. One is a mean alcoholic, one mentally ill, one sort of nice, but would throw me under the bus in a heartbeat. My whole life, including adulthood, I dreamed of being an only child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I have one younger sister. Growing up all she did was copy my behavior, tag along with me and friends, and essentially was a royal pain in the ass. As adults, we barely tolerate each other, but, she's a narcissist and I can't take her except in small doses.

I was a younger sister. I don't think I was extreme in my desire to be like my older sister. I did want to play with her a lot and I'm sure I copied things. That is normal little sibling behavior. My son does this to my daughter and we deal with it and talk about it as a family. I find it strange that in hindsight you still don't seem to have any perspective on this. No empathy at all. Your parents should have told you it was normal and given both of you the space and tools you needed to deal with it. It's not your sister's fault if they didn't. I'm the PP who posted about having someone in the household that hated me. I still have a hard time believing people want to be my friend. I'm sure she felt that hate and rejection from you. Not saying that's why she's a narcissist, but they're typically made not born.

[Anonymous]

My sister and I are not close. I hear about her life through my father. She only calls me when my teenage nephew does something wrong and she is too embarrassed to talk to her friends about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I have one younger sister. Growing up all she did was copy my behavior, tag along with me and friends, and essentially was a royal pain in the ass. As adults, we barely tolerate each other, but, she's a narcissist and I can't take her except in small doses.

I was a younger sister. I don't think I was extreme in my desire to be like my older sister. I did want to play with her a lot and I'm sure I copied things. That is normal little sibling behavior. My son does this to my daughter and we deal with it and talk about it as a family. I find it strange that in hindsight you still don't seem to have any perspective on this. No empathy at all. Your parents should have told you it was normal and given both of you the space and tools you needed to deal with it. It's not your sister's fault if they didn't. I'm the PP who posted about having someone in the household that hated me. I still have a hard time believing people want to be my friend. I'm sure she felt that hate and rejection from you. Not saying that's why she's a narcissist, but they're typically made not born.

No, narcissists are definitely born lol.

[Anonymous]

No, my sister has anxiety and other mental issues which make it hard for her to get close to anyone, including me. We have very different personalities and lives but I do enjoy the times we get together. I wish we were closer though and it’s sad that she’s so distant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I have one younger sister. Growing up all she did was copy my behavior, tag along with me and friends, and essentially was a royal pain in the ass. As adults, we barely tolerate each other, but, she's a narcissist and I can't take her except in small doses.

I could have written exactly this. I will add I also dislike her husband so even if she may be ok on her own (kind of) they're insufferable together.

[Anonymous]

No. My sister has caused me a tremendous amount of stress. She’s an alcoholic who blames all of her problems on my mother and me. I occasionally get crazy texts accusing where she’s accusing me of doing something wrong. I spent years on the defensive before wising up to her game and learning not to engage.

The latest was her sending multiple emails that her family couldn’t join us for an event. Then when we went forward with the event without her, I got multiple texts on how hurt she and her family were. She claimed she told me they wanted to join us!

[Anonymous]

Yes. I love my sister. I always loved her, even when she was pain in the butt. I am now almost 50 and still love her and I am grateful to have her in my life as a true friend and a sister.

[Anonymous]

I love my sister but she drives me nuts in that everything is about her. I have three children and now a small army of grandchildren and she never asks me about them. She missed two of my children’s weddings because she just couldn’t get away despite the fact that all of my children attended both of her weddings!

[Anonymous]

No it does not make me happier. My sister has exhibited some of the worst human behavior I've ever witnessed.

Like a PP stated, if I met my sister at a social event, I would extricate myself from her within minutes. She would be a person I would then avoid like the plague.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I'm very happy to have her.