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[quote=Anonymous]Baring some kind of abusive situation in which the SIL is limiting brother's contact with any one outside the family or SIL is verbally abusive and hostile to her husband's family when they do get together . . . I think it's overly dramatic to describe the reduction in time and attention you get from your newly married sibling as a "loss." You "lose" some one when they die. Unless the SIL has created such a rift that you now aren't allowed to see him, even on holidays, then you're the one with the problem grieving the phantom "loss" of your brother. He's still there, he's still a free man (if not trapped in an abusive relationship) and he's the one choosing to prioritize the marriage he freely, lovingly joined and the child he's welcomed into this world. You should be happy for him. Be a good sister and support him in adulthood.

And yes, I have watched loved ones, relatives, get cut out of the family due to a controlling abusive spouse. When that actually does happen in a family, it looks nothing like what OP has described. The fact that her brother is allowed to attend holidays and OP can still visit but just has to call first means she still has her brother. [/quote]

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