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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like she is trapped in a sick, abusive relationship. Does anyone else in your family talk to her on a regular basis. Abusers quickly cut their victims off from family, friends. They want the victim to be solely connected to and focused on them.[/quote]

this was my first thought too.[/quote]

NP. No, there's no proof of this. I could have written this same post, about my SIL (except she did not marry a racist, just someone with other extremist habits). DH and she don't have much of a relationship anymore, and she has moved with spouse to live in the same town as BIL's family. Her entire life is his social circle now, just as with your sister. However, I personally think some people are quite happy with this sort of relationship. In our case, she doesn't just parrot BIL's views anymore, she actually believes them herself. So perhaps she was just looking for someone who would 'drive the car', i.e. someone she could follow in life. It doesn't mean your BIL is willfully trying to cut her off from her family/friends. ...at any rate, I would just try to call her with some regularity (say, once or twice a month), and keep it short. Hopefully if you do it repeatedly, she will eventually want to actually talk. [/quote]

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