How do you feel about your sister inlaw?

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TwoForFlinching

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Ha! Got you beat -- I've not been to a single one. And on the very few occasions I've run into an old classmate, they have never remembered me being in "their" class. I was a wallflower back then, I guess. Either that, or I am very forgettable.

I went to one a few years ago, but it wasn't mine. All of my friends were 2 years older than me. No idea how it happened, but I was invited to that reunion. My 20 year is this year, I can't remember a single soul that shared my grade.
 

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Sister-in-law...I have one and she talks too much. She asked me once if my auto insurance was less than hers. I go int another room and rummage through some papers and finally find my policy and come back...she is still talking and forgotten what she asked me so from that point on I don't try to help her in that regard. She calls the wife on the phone and it's an hour at least before the one-way conversation ends. When she calls I don't answer the phone, I let the wife answer, it's her sister-not mine. She spends nearly all day long on the phone calling various people and asks why no one calls her. SIL doesn't cook, doesn't clean house, still has her kids surrounding her and meeting her every need which is unhealthy for 43 and 54 year old children/adults. She paranoid, has ADH and has trained her children in the fine art of paranoia. Maintaining a sane distance is the better part of valor in my case.
 

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I think the commonality here is, most of yall don't like women with the exception being your own wife lol. Or yall just don't know how to conversate with em.

There's an art to casual conversation with any woman. Plenty of eye contact, and when she pauses for effect, you say things like "Hmm" and "Wow." If it's a good happy story, you can toss in an occassional "Nice..." If it's a story about some Karen at walmart, you say things like "really..." and "that's crazy..." If she's descibing a probkem, resist the urge to offer the obvious well thought out logical solution, that's not what they want to hear. Just say things like "Dam" and "That sucks."

If she starts asking for your advice as a Bro in Law, this is a trap and any reply is a no-win situation. Kindly offer an "I'm not sure" or even an "I don't know" and retort with a "While we're talking, i want to surprise (wife) with something special for (closest occassion) You have any ideas?" Works every time.

10/10, this will greatly improve the relationship with you sis in law. She'll swear up and down you're the best listener in the world, her sister will be so lucky, and you won't actually have to pay attention beyond waiting for a pause.
 

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I've long since forgiven all my relatives for what they've done. Problem is I can't bring myself to forget -- because there is no remorse on their side. Only waiting for me to let my guard down so they can screw me over. Again. I've been down this road with each of them more than once. I don't wish them harm. I just wish they'd leave me alone. Only way that is gonna happen is to have firm boundaries. My boundaries are firmly in place now.
Like I have said, I don't wish harm to anyone but there are several obituaries I would read with great enjoyment.
 

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I have 4 SILs . . . of course they have their flaws, but for the most part they're all good women.

I get along with all of them just fine . . .
 

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My (Ex) SIL was crazy from the beginning, greedy, insensitive, and generally lacked family skills. She was always selling something, every interaction she was trying to sell you the latest MLM thing she was into. She had the balls to tell my parents that they should just give her "their" inheritance early as they weren't using it. My brother should have taken notice that her Mother evolved into a crazy, hoarding, hermit. SIL followed the path, Brother finally got wise, life for him is much better, we still don't ever see her... :)
 

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