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[quote=Anonymous]My DH's sister is very nice and I like her a lot but I wouldn't say we are "close".  She's wonderful to my son and, again, a great person but she's a few years younger so when I met DH, we were in very different stages in life.  She recently got married and a lot of her friends are having kids so we have more in common now.  But we've never hung out just her and I.

My brother's wife and I are very close and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that we are in the same stage in life and a lot closer in age--both have kids who are the same age, etc.  It also helps that DH gets along with my brother.  We all just get along well and have similar "issues" in our lives right now so it is an immediate bond.

When my mother met my dad's sister (my aunt), they were in VERY different life stages--my mom wanted to get married and settle down and my aunt wanted to go into the Peace Corps.  She actually told my mom that they had nothing in common and probably never would.  Fast forward 30 years, my aunt has since gotten married, had kids and now they both have grandkids.  They are now BEST friends.

Sometimes, it just takes time and having things in common.  It also helps when your MIL/FIL help to foster the relationship instead of driving a wedge between the two of you (which I have seen happen a lot).   [/quote]

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