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Why have you not said one word about your brother, here? You want a baby pic/update? Ask HIM. It is not her job to connect with HIS family.

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She is my Husbands' sister. My husband is terrible at maintaining social relationships, and it is very much on me, as his version is benign neglect. His mother used to thank me, because he only started calling her after we started dating and I ask how his family was doing. [/quote]

Well, you have enabled him in this immature and selfish behavior. But don't blame his sister for lack of closeness.

Plus, what do you want, her innermost soul? She's kind and friendly to you. [/quote]

I never understand why people on this forum (or anywhere) have to be so nasty.  If a poster doesn't like her ILs, she gets crap for not being nice, but if a poster is honestly asking how to be closer to her ILs, then she gets a response like this one.  There are just some miserable cows who stalk this forum looking for places to insert their snide and unhelpful nastiness.[/quote]

The common thread is that in both situations people are advising against trying to force other people to fit the mold you have in your head. In this case, it sounds like OP has a specific definition of what she thinks a "close relationship"  should look like. She wants lots of sharing of personal feelings. What she is not recognizing is that her husband's entire family does not seem to  prone to sharing.   Being a private person is OK. It sounds like your sister in law's version of being close is simply spending time together pleasantly. She doesn't need to tell you about her feelings, and she's willing to listen to yours but does not need to hear about it. If you can learn to experience closeness in a way other than your preferred version , Then you will have a close relationship. If you need a different kind of closeness, then you need to find a different kind of friend. Your sister-in-law is who she is. [/quote]

This!

In my case I don't want to share personal things with my brother's wife. She's a very nice woman and maybe that's  judgmental or whatever of me, but the fact that she's married to my brother puts her outside of that inner circle for me. When I want to share deeply woman to woman  I go to my best friends or my sisters.[/quote]

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