Close to your siblings?

United States
February 20, 2007 11:40pm CST
I have 2 younger sisters, ages 18 and 15. The 18 year old and I used to be very close but since she has gone off to college I can feel us drifting. I know that much of this is just a natural phase; I experienced that myself when I was in my freshman year. But I really want to regain some of our "closeness" She also has a long term byfriend (4+ years) and whenever she's home she's with him. I feel like we don't get the one-on-one quality time anymore. Has anyone else experienced this? Did it get better? How did it getbetter? Are you close to your siblings?
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• United States
29 Mar 07
I experienced something similar when I went off to college. It will not get better unless you make a conscious effort to regain some "closeness" to each other. It can be little things like making sure you call each other every other day. My sister and I try to stay in touch especially on AIM. Even if it's just a little message, we feel more connected.
@djaboo32 (45)
• United States
3 Mar 07
I have six sisters and we all have always been very close despite marriages, college, having kids. As of late, the sister that I am closest to in age has completely drifted away- she is married and has distanced herself from the rest of the family. It was very difficult to accept at first, but I adjusted. We were both married and I made all kinds of efforts to keep her close, but my husband at the time -said to just let her be. So I did. I am now divorced and she is starting to at least call and talk to me more often. I am not sure if she was feeling like I was distant or not because I was married. She calls me at least once a week now and I live in another state. Before I moved- I heard from her maybe once every 3-4 months, she turned down all kinds of invitations to family gatherings and had only invited me to her house twice in three years and we only lived about 25 minutes apart. She did not invite any of my other sisters or parents to her house except on one occasion- Mother's Day!- My dad still has not been to her house and she's lived there almost 4 years! All in all, I think she's learning how to balance her new family with her old family. I would like to mention that the distance in our relationship deeply upset my Dad, especially since she is only 21 months younger. We are working on building our closeness once again.
@dhigambaram (1132)
• India
21 Feb 07
well im very close with my sister but after she got married im very much sad but this is life ...we have to sarcifies
@ronita34 (3922)
• Canada
2 Mar 07
Well i have two sisters one older and one younger than me!!! While we were growing up i was way closer to my older sister and when i turned 17 my younger sister and i were super close for years. About 2 years ago now she started going back out with an ex boyfriend and has been with him ever since. We drifted apart too and i know how you feel as i also miss her company and the way thigs used to be. The best solution for you would be for you to talk to her and tell her that you miss her and that you want to spend some time with her the next time that she is home!! Good Luck and God Bless!!
@pravda1 (288)
• United States
1 Mar 07
I have 2 sisters that I was close to before I was married. We drifted apart through the first 4 years of my marriage but since our we have a little baby boy now we have start to get closer again. It isn't that we have problems it's that your lives become so busy with your own family that it is hard to give 100% to everyone. For me the most important person is my wife and our family. Then comes the rest of our famlies... So don't worry your sisters should understand...it's life in motion...
• Norway
2 Mar 07
I have a younger brother and we are pretty close.He shares to me his secrets,though not all..but most though.He shares to about his girlfriends and his naughtiness about women....that's why i'm pretty aware of men's craziness and naughty acts..lol! It's really nice to be close to your siblings as well as to parents. Try to spend more time with your sisters and everytime they're home,try to talk about things or topics that interest them and that way you can have a conversation that will lead to bonding moments.Communication is really important in establishing a good and close relationship between siblings.
• India
21 Feb 07
I m very close to my Siblings. I have 2 bro n 1 sis,all are above 20 . All are very close to me. they share with me evrything n I share too with them. I haven't faced d similar situation . They dont have boyfriends or girlfriends so this situation has still not arrived in my life. Anyways for u, I can say that now ur sis is not alone she has a friend so she wants time for him as well, so dont feel urself out of place. ya I also say that u should talk to her for spending some time wid u as well.