Cousin Rivalry. / myLot

United Kingdom

February 8, 2024 5:24am CST

We often hear a lot said about sibling rivalry when brothers and sisters try to outdo each other. Maybe this is for the parent`s attention or maybe the siblings are naturally competitive. But nobody says much about Cousin Rivalry, where cousins try to compete against each other. This happened to a friend of mine who was the same age as her female cousin. She said that older members of the family always compared the two girls because the were the same age. This made the girls dislike each other in the end .

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Fleur

@Fleura (30404)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb

I think it's the parents' fault for comparing them. My mother used to do this - 'Why can't you be like your cousin?' Comparison is the thief of joy it is said.

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DINNERLADY

@lazydaizee (6735)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb

That must have been hard for you, did you beat your cousin at anything and did it affect your relationship with your cousin?

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Fleur

@Fleura (30404)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb

@lazydaizee We were close when we were young. She is exactly (to the day) two years older than me. We used to play together at primary school, but at high school things somehow soured and we haven't been particularly friendly since. I ended up going to the same university as her as well but that was just a fluke and I only saw her once I think while we overlapped.

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@lazydaizee (6735)

• United Kingdom

9 Feb

@Fleura This is very similar to what happened with my friend and her cousin. They were really good friends until they were about 14 and then it all changed. Luckily they were not at the same school but they did have some mutual friends who also got caught up in it when they took sides.

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