Do you think you can love your siblings without liking them?

In answer to your question - yes, yes, and yes! I have five siblings, so I know exactly what you're talking about. I have a love-hate relationship with some of them, while other siblings I can get along with just fine. I don't think I'm a hard person to get along with, but siblings are bound to clash sometimes. You've probably experienced arguments with your siblings where you tell them you hate them. But if another person dares to lay a finger on them, you're right there to defend your brother or sister. Isn't it funny how things like that work? I know exactly what you're talking about. What you described is entirely possible. Sibling relationships are probably one of the hardest things to explain! Thanks for a great post. I can completely relate.

If you follow the bible then yes, since it teaches to love. You can find ways to tolerate and love someone even if they get on your nerves and there are many times you dislike them. Fortunatley it didn't have to be like that for me, my bother and I may have diffrent intrest and views on many diffrent subjects but we still love each other very much and never seemed to fight much growing up.

It is by nature that you love your sibling, whether you like them or not.

i think you can love your siblings even if you dislike them just because they ARE your siblings....

Yeah, my little bro drives me nuts every chance he gets and he's 15. But if I ever hear of some one being mean to him it hurts and angers me beyond belief. I will hunt that person down and make sure they never do it again. why? Because I LOVE him!!! (even if he's annoying he's still a part of me)

Here is a bit of info. Generally when we meet someone we take time to get to know them, and sometimes we like them, and sometimes we find things out about them that we hate. Siblings, on the other hand, do not have a private life when it comes to us. Our lives are an open book, and sometimes the book should be burned. It is ok to love and not to like. I do not recommend this for a relationship, but for a sibling, it comes with the territory. We choose friends because we want to be with people that have things in common with us, and most of the time our siblings don't have too many things in common with us. We strive to be different than our siblings growing up, and we strive to have different hobbies. This permeates our lives, and how we turn out to be as adults casts an even bigger shadow on the family. You see, it may be easier for me to see some of these things because I am adopted. I came into the family with my individuality intact, with my own beliefs and habits, etc, that were alien to them. Our parents instill in us certain traits and certain mannerisms that get embedded as children, and are reinforced with punishment and love. When we rebel, usually during our teens, we are becoming our own individuals, with views that are usually not in line with what we were taught. In that way we are breaking away from the mold that has been made for us, and our distinctiveness emerges. That entire blurb up there was meant as an alternative answer to your question which is this: Yes

Yes it is possible to love your sibling without liking them. You have no choice about loving them, you just do. For you to like him, he has to be likable or do something to make you like him. I always love my family members, I don't always like them. Sometimes family members do things that are not very nice, you still love them but not necessarily like them.