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That post is hilarious but I can't say I agree it 100%. We get along with each other's brothers (I have one and he has two) but it's a given that everyone treats everyone with respect. No one individual has to "win" over the other through excessive bribery, gifts, or facebook friend requests!
HAHAHAH, LMAO! She's hilarious, Mrs. Bee! If she ever gets married (doesn't sound like she is) you've got to MAKE her blog on here! Plus, she sounds like she lives near me, so she'd be so fun to do a local Bee meet-up with!
I get along with my hubby's brother, so much in fact that it's like he's my own brother--I love the guy! I have to say, that as his sister and my hubby says the same stuff, we don't like his gf. She sounds a lot like the brother's gf on the Xanga blog you posted. We've seriously only met the girl once, the parents never have, and they've been together on close to a year! She's just so not right for him, and we said our peace about it, so now we are just waiting to him to finally get rid of her!
As for my sister, he got along with her, but now we don't both because...well...she's a loser and is married to one so we both don't talk to her. Other than those two, we don't have any other siblings.
And I agree, if the new people want into "The Circle" they do need to prove themselves.
I am an only child & I was soooooo nervous about meeting his brothers & sisters...and WOW!!! they are awesome (well 8 of them, I haven't met 1 brother), he has 2 older sisters that are around my age & they quickly added me to their "Circle"...sometimes I think they are even more excited than I am for our sometime-soon wedding! And the younger brothers & sisters...weellllll...there's one that's not one of my favorite people...but the rest are already "my family".
Hehe, I love that she's looking out for her brother. Of my little bro's two girlfriends, the one I liked more spent time with our family and was always engaged and polite. It reminded me to be respectful and involved in my FI's family's life, too! :)
I'm super lucky that he and I have really great relationships with eachothers' siblings. His brothers are both introverts, so I don't know them as well, but I swear his sister and I are meant to be! :) We love hanging out and shopping and being ridiculous with eachother. And my FI and little brother have a lot in common, so they always have lots to talk about.
I realize more and more as our wedding date looms how HUGELY important your relationship with your FI's family is. That's not to say that if your relationship with them is bad, your marriage is doomed, but whether you all are at least civil or not will affect your relationship with eachother for the rest of your life.
Haha, the author is hilarious! I have one sister and I definately feel this way about all her boyfriends...why do they all suck so much? Couldn't they at least try to make an effort.
Although, I don't have a great relationship with my FIs brother...I have tried, but he is so SO shy..every conversation ends up with me babbling or asking him questions and getting one word answers back. I end up trailing off into silence because I don't want to grill him for answers or just needlessly fill the space. Someday I hope it can improve!
I get along great with his siblings, for the most part. He has two older sisters and one older brother. I'm very close with the younger sister, she was one of my bridesmaids. Everyone thinks that she is my sister though, because we look alot alike. And what's funny is that her first name was my last name before I married. lol. The oldest sister lives in NY and thinks she's too good for her family now so I've never even met her. She didn't bother coming down for the wedding but she came a few months later to meet up with some guy she met online. She didn't even bother to come visit my husband which upset him because she's never met me or our son. She was only an hour and a half away from us and couldn't be bothered to make the trip. My husband's brother is the nicest guy and has always been great to me but he has issues and has been on a destructive path for most of his life. He is currently living in a sober house and we hope he continues to do good and not once again go back to his old ways.
Oh, I can't read it because I don't have a Xanga account :(
I get along with fiance's sister really well. In fact, I knew and loved her long before I knew him. I've never met his brother, who is quite a bit older than both of us and lives in the midwest. We're both physicians, so hopefully we'd have something to talk about... but he's at such a different stage in life than we are that I don't know that we'll ever be close.
With respect to my sisters, I only really love their SOs because my sisters love them. Otherwise, they are not people that I would hang out with. We make it work because of our sisterly bond.
bummer, i dont' have a xanga either. any way you can post the article here somehow?
fi has a younger sister and she's really cool & we get along...we just haven't gotten to spend much time together...even though we live in the same town, hm. i would love to spend some one on one time with her, but it feels a little awkward to be like "hey, wanna do something?" almost like asking someone on that first date! :) so perhaps we just need a little more time.
My guy has an older brother and sister and I've always gotten along with them. They're both about 15 years older than us, so sometimes they're a little more like extra parents for him 
, but they've always been welcoming to me and we hang out with them from time to time, usually to watch the Eagles play!
My FI just has one sibling, an older brother, and he and I get along well. He's a high school English teacher and I'm a voracious reader, so we always find something to talk about. My two older brothers were probably a bit wary of my FI at first (he's older than both of them), but they really, genuinely like him now, and that makes me happy.
Interesting...my FI and I are both only children so I dont think I can relate. It strikes me as though the author doesnt really know her brothers GF and doesnt want to get to know her. Why does the GF has to go out of her way to get to know people that have already decided she's not good enough for their brother? I wouldnt FB friend her either. Why should I stop at the bakery to get you cookies? I am the guest...doesnt that you should make the first move?
Yesh...so glad I dont have to deal with that...
We get along great! He's an interesting and cool guy and his wife is very very sweet and fun to be around. They're expecting a baby in May and we're over the moon happy for them.
My brother in law is literally my brother almost. We all grew up in same subdivision and I've known his parents (love em') for over 30 years. Literally, my bil is like a brother! I love his sister too.
I feel very blessed to know all of them!
Absolutely! My future bro-in-law is 7 years younger than me, but he grew up with me and knew since he was 7 years old. So we're pretty close and my fiance always jokes and tells him to get his own gf because he talks to me so much.
He gets along great with my family. They GChat, email, and talk together. He talks games and stuff with my little brother. He hugs and kisses my sisters on the head. He even hits the gym with my sister! He has no sisters and they did grow up with him too, so its another reason why he's so good with them.
I'm grateful that our families are so close in age and get along so well. It makes for a lot more fun during holidays and celebrations!
I agree with FutureMrsMorgan. I think it's hard for someone from outside the family to integrate if the family already has expectations of how that person should act. And, I didn't read the xanga blog, but I think it's ridiculous to dislike someone because they don't bring you gifts and treats.
For the most part,I get along with his sister since she lives in Texas and I live in CA. We keep in touch mainly through email and talk on the phone every now and then.
I have to say though he has a wonderful relationship with my two younger siblings (which brings a tear to my eye every). My 17 year old brother really looks up to him, and seeks his advice often. My FI always looks out for both of them. It's too adorable.
Well my future SIL are really close. In fact, I consider her one of my best friends. Although, our friendship has been from afar mainly, since she was living in Spain for a while and now she's back in Texas (and I'm in Seattle).
However, she can be SUUUUUPER bitchy and controlling so when we're together she oftentimes makes me REALLY mad and offended!!!!!! So it's a hard thing. And my problem is that I am SOOOOO close with my FI's family that I feel like I can say things and be part of the inside jokes, which I think most of the family would be okay with, but every now and then I feel like my future SIL gets annoyed with it.
MAJORITY of the time we're really close. I guess the minority of the time we're like, well, sisters! (sisters have the ups and downs!!!)
Hahahaha. OMG. She is hilarious!!! Who said "The Circle"? So true. Newcomers need to be nice to siblings, especially sisters. You know we can make your life and brother's life horrible right? I always think back to my brother's one Taiwanese GF. They were suppose to pick me up from junior high school and take me for food. First time meeting her. They were 45 minutes late! Bad joo joo.
I absa-ta-loot-ley get along with his siblings and he is starting to get along with mine -long story. The FI's middle brother is single, I feel sorry for the new chick that has still yet to come along. She has to mesh with us and his family or she's a goner. He made the mistake of marrying his beyotch of a exwife and now they are divorced (NOT because of us) so I think he's learned his lesson. We are very easy going folk. If we don't like her. SHE has issues.
And I get along really well with my SILs as well. Generally both sides all get along with each other very well. Which is definitely a plus. 
his siblings are great! they're older than my FI, both married with children, and they're soooo funny! since the beginning of our relationship they've given us great advice! her sister went with me to my first dress fitting and I really care for her, she's also planning a second bridal shower for me, so i think i've been blessed to be (soon) part of this family!
I have a wonderful relationship with my FI's brother, I love hanging out with him! Thank God for him because he has been the only real supporter my FI & I have had, since my FI's parents arn't really on board with us.
My FI's family is a bunch of martyrs....
If you know my pain, give me a hug.
I just don't really care for whiners, and with this family, it's unavoidable. Nice people, but can't see past the bad part of anything and will go as far as to make things up just so they have something to complain about.
I kind of get along with his 16 year old sister cause she's closer to our age but she's really mature. I mean I like her but she's still in that stage.
But his 12 year old sister. WHOA! She is one of those "goth" girls. And she stares and you and rolls her eyes at you (which is very annoying)
His younger brother can sometimes drives me CRAZY!!! He's just out of college so he has his moments of maturity but when he wants something his voice gets all high pitched and he complains incessantly until he gets it. Overall we can joke and get along but there are occasions where I honestly want to THROTTLE him!
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He has one brother. He's fine. He's a nice guy but we don't have much in common. He and his wife live in FI's home state. I think if anything I get upset at the fact that he does not call or come to visit FI very much (although I will say that he doesn't call their parents either). FI doesn't think anything of it, but I guess I am used to seeing siblings be much closer than the two of them are. I don't have siblings, so I guess my perspective is off? Anyway, the few times we do see each other he's a nice guy, but we're just from totally different worlds.
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I love this blog post. She cracks me up!
http://www.xanga.com/bigaslives/688529748/the-often-over-looked-intricacies-of-so-to-sibling-relationships/
The author talks about why her brother's girlfriend should make a huge effort to be nice to her and her family.
Do you get along with your FI's siblings? Does he get along with yours?