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[quote=Anonymous]I don't have a close relationship with my SIL. I have tried over the years but it seems to go ignored and is never reciprocated. I go back and forth on whether I want to keep trying (I hate the idea of not having a good relationship and/or having tension) or just recognize that we will never have a good relationship and just give up trying.

I would reach out to her and she would always ignore me, never respond. Eventually, I stopped reaching out because it got to the point where I was getting hurt/resentful over constantly being ignored.

I believe she (and possibly her DH) have not spoken highly of us to their friends and family. Recently, my MIL and FIL have made comments that lead us to believe they are saying things about us that aren't true or just make us look bad. My DH and I have never spoken negatively about her or DH to my in-laws.

We are never included in family events she hosts. Events that family members travel out of state to attend we will not be invited to or invited only days before. They either say nothing as if its normal to not invite us, invite last minute or tell us they didn't want us to feel obligated to come.

She shares nothing with us about her or her children. We have no relationship with our niece and nephew and she has not relationship with our children. She didn't even tell us she was pregnant until she was 6 months along with her second. I don't know if she was just going to tell us when the baby was born?

What would you do? Start trying to reach out and see if she starts responding? I haven't done this in awhile so maybe there is a change of heart? Give up? Something else? I feel like my ILs notice the tension and although they don't say it I think they blame me for it.

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