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Star
Devoted October 2019

Family Negativity

Star, on April 19, 2021 at 8:25 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 1 5
Have had years of issues/differences between my husband’s family and I.
Mainly between my sister-in-law and I. (My husband’s brother’s wife)
Pretty much to sum it up (unless y’all would really like more details—I’ll for sure give more. But just wanted to send the jist that way there’s hopefully less for y’all to read as well lol—I’m also so emotionally physically and spiritually exhausted from all this I’d rather not talk about it any longer if I don’t have to. But I don’t mind sharing the story along with more detail if necessary just because I want closure, peace and to be able to move on from this. I just don’t understand why it’s so difficult to have happy/healthy relationships in my life. Especially relationships that are family/supposed to be family)
Ultimately she just thinks I’m the worst and it shows/I can definitely for sure easily feel it.(Probably doesn’t help I’m also a natural empath, but even for everyone around that isn’t an empath it’s still transparent and easy for everyone else to see) Every. Single. Time. I’m ever around her. Negativity has just oozed out of her towards me. There were also so many times that she also has acted as if I’m not even there. She has expressed that she thinks I’m pretty much this “ terrible person that is always fake, but during rare times I’m not (kind of a contradiction here however because how can it be ‘always’ then say there are times I’m not? If I’m always fake then there shouldn’t ever be any other times that I’m any different. Always is always. But wtfever. Again as you’ll see or especially hear from the rest of this is that she has so many contradictions and even especially lies as far as her opinion of me and who I am/what I’m about etc)Also has said that I’m only ever about material things and about my appearance “ etc etc. also that” I take advantage of my husband, don’t ever/haven’t ever contributed to my family. “Just a lot of negative bs. And that’s ultimately what it is. Bs. Nothing what she said was true. At all.
I have tried so many times to express this to her because (especially when they have children) I didn’t want to have this strain between us. (Which is (as of now) apparently even worse than it was before because I finally stood up for myself with the last talk we had because I got so tired of her behavior and seriously toxic environment she has made for me when I’m around her.) I don't think she is necessarily a toxic person or even a bad person/deliberately meaning to do any of this/be this way. I think she is just seriously misguided/misinformed and hasn’t honestly ever given me an actual chance-gotten to know me.
Even after so many times I’ve not just tried to invite her to get to know me (and times she’s turned those invites down) but also especially and surprisingly after her and I being around each other for years. (For at LEAST once a week every week) I really feel that it all is due to her ultimately holding the past against me since she was unfortunately around when my husband and I went through some of our toughest years of our relationship. So they saw the good the bad and the immensely ugly. But we came through it and are even stronger due to those times are also where we are today because of it. My SIL and BIL also were able to see us (DH & I) grow from there/when we were able to make up despite our differences and mistakes and also see us at some of our best times.
There was just an obvious flip with her that completely switched, since when we first met and before my DH and I’s relationship became essentially on the rocks; her and I were just fine. But after the toughest times with my husband and I.. There was a clear change. Stopped sending messages to me, no more girls night in invites, night chats, getting our nails done together. Nothing.
Regardless I feel she is just seeing what she wants to see no matter what. And it doesn’t matter nor ever mattered/will ever matter what I do or say. She’s always going to think, do/believe whatever she wants. Whether it’s the whole truth or not..this is how she’s being. Not just a feeling because again with our last convo there were sooo many things she accused me of/judged me for that I have NEVER done. So I feel she needs to get off her high horse and just stop being this way-actually choose to even just at least try to get to know me.

In saying this/venting about this tough situation and her behavior I know I’m not perfect. Never will be. And I’ve made mistakes just like everyone else. And for these mistakes I have apologized for, worked on, became better/always do my best every day to be a better version of myself & grown from the mistakes I’ve made. On that note as well though—I don’t see how I ever owe her any apologiesEspecially not for anything I have apologized for/for things she was upset at me for. If anyone should ever be upset with my behavior (especially past behavior) & expect an apology along with improved behavior-it should be my husband!-Or at least that’s how I feel. I don’t want her and I to be best friends or anything. Nor even do I expect that.
I just wanted an actual family and someone I thought would, could, should be a part of my family and we should treat each other as such as well with a certain level of respect maybe even after years of growth we could’ve potentially grown to have like a sister relationship. Or just definitely I at least wanted something even a little better than how our relationship was.
Again I know that we all have flaws and can have toxic tendencies as well as even narcissistic tendencies and that there are just sometimes some people that you just seriously and simply can’t mesh well with. It happens. And if/when it does: that’s okay
It’s life.
You’re not meant to be everyone’s cup of tea.
I just feel that there should just even be a slightly better relationship between her and I.
I also honestly don’t appreciate her lies and down right hurtful/terrible opinions of me. I know that’s all they ultimately are just opinions and I feel that’s simply just a show of her own true self and character as well as maturity. But I feel that when it again makes it into a toxic environment for me (or any other said person that deals with/has dealt with situations like this. Especially from a family member)That it then becomes not okay. And there should be improvements made.
Some help with this: opinions, advice, even prayers would be greatly appreciated. I’m really having a tough time with this.
Thanks in advance. 🖤🖤🖤

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Latest activity by Star, on April 20, 2021 at 12:45 PM
  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle Online ·
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    Cut out the toxic people and go no contact with them. You set and maintain boundaries for your comfort and peace of mind with fiancé supporting you as a unit. If/when they cross those boundaries, you lay down the law and cut them off as necessary.

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  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
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    While I definitely agree with Michelle that boundaries are important and sometimes you have to cut people out if they’re toxic, I want to add something. You and your husband allowed these family members to see the trouble you were going through and it’s possible he told them even more than what they witnessed. While it’s great that the two of you have worked through whatever issues you had, sometimes family members don’t have the ability to go back to the ways things were before the trouble happened.
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  • Star
    Devoted October 2019
    Star ·
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    Thank you ladies. ❤️
    I agree with y’all as well and appreciate the words of wisdom. 🌹
    However I don’t think we necessarily ‘allowed’ them to see our bad times/some of our worst times. Long story short (before our relationship healed/we both grew and learned from our mistakes) my husband would always put everyone and everything before me. Including/especially would put all of his family before me. So him and I got the chance to move from a small house that was being rented into a bigger house to actually buy. (I didn’t have good credit to be put on a house loan plus we were only dating back then so thought it would be smarter to just have it on his name just in case—but then he proceeded/tried to look at all the houses with just his mom and we’re times he even tried to not include me-when I’m like “I thought you told me you wanted to propose/marry me soon? If that’s the case—I should be going with you to look at these houses since I’ll more than likely have to live with you in them for an extended period of time” )After all that was figured out and I was included in the house search we found the house were still in now, 6 years down the road. But even long before we moved in I told him I appreciated him not letting anyone else move in with us. Especially not his brother. I just knew it would be trouble. Especially since all the differences and dislike they had shown for me already with the first two years we started dating. And really since the first day I met these people they clearly couldn’t stand me/didn’t want me with their son. All this didn’t matter to him of course because again back then my husband didn’t consider me in anything. Just wanted to be around/and please his family. So here moves in his brother. Without my consent/happiness at his presence. Life moved on and so I tried to make the best out of it. But then he got a girlfriend and she became serious quick. So she moved in. Without even my husbands consent but especially of course without mine. Among other things of his brother disrespecting him over/doing things he shouldn’t have in his brothers (my husband’s house) that BIL had no rights on whatsoever because it all was just a verbal made rental agreement/payment (which is probably another mistake of DH’s looking back. But ah well) It shouldn’t have happened like that. A lot of what happened back then and especially before where we are now shouldn’t have ever happened. But it did. We learned from it and grew from our mistakes to become better than how we were then and always do our best for each other every day. Pretty much I believe and have seen you shouldn’t really do business with family and you shouldn’t live with them lol. You especially can’t trust them with certain things and that boundaries (even with family) ARE okay AND are HEALTHY/ necessary for the health of your And your SO’s relationship. (Even if said family can’t stand your spouse and become even more difficult when boundaries are made. You have to always stick to your guns)
    There can be exceptions to these things but from my experience those exceptions are extremely rare.
    & just wanted to say as well thatI don’t know if she is necessarily toxic; however, I feel she just has some of those tendencies only towards me if anything, but I’m not 100% sure now that y’all have replied back and I looked up things like what exactly makes a toxic person/what are all of their characteristics. It’s possible she’s just toxic to me just because she simply doesn’t like me and hasn’t for years. Whether her reasons are valid or not. She’s let it completely cloud herself and especially her judgement of me. Then it seems it became a game of essentially literally judging me. I got so tired of it and just wanted to fix it and try to see her side while letting her know my own during our talk. And I just was so tired of being treated like this by her. Regardless even though it immensely sucks and sucked before. (& is unfortunately worse now since she pretty much told me after our talk that it would be best to act as if neither of us existed in the other’s lives—because it makes HER uncomfortable when we act otherwise-funny how she wants me to consider her feelings but never even tries to consider mine) After all of this though. I still feel like this all was necessary and needed to come to fruition. Even though it hurts pretty bad now and really has for years but the sting is just a bit more sharp recently: I have so much weight lifted off of my shoulders, I know how she truly feels about me, & there’s just a lot of consolation from letting both of our sides be heard. It’s just going to take time for me to actually want to ever really be around his family again. Especially her. And an immense struggle until then. Because of the energy she gives off. Especially what all energy she gives off now since we’ve spoken.
    It’ll get better though. I know that. All things really happen for a reason and they always have a way of working out in the end.
    The process is just tough.
    Especially since her and my DH have gotten along well and still do to this day.
    I’m glad they get a long and I don’t want anyone’s relationship especially with family and especially any of my husband’s relationships with people he cares about to ever struggle or to be in jeopardy/God forbid he would ever lose a relationship with someone too; it just seems like when they get along while -I’m always left in the corner like I’m treated I don’t exist—that it seems to sting a bit more then. As if she’s trying to rub it in more that I’m not really part of ‘her family’ but my husband and everyone else is and that they’re worthy enough but I’m not and will never be.
    I don’t know. It’s just a big mess. I’m glad my husband has a great relationship with her and of course with her husband (his younger brother) I just wish we ALL could get along and be like how I feel a family should actually be.
    But my feelings, thoughts, opinions always fall on deaf ears no matter what somehow/for some reason. And so time marches on. Hopefully when they have kids there won’t be any issues/at least won’t be any more issues than there already will be.

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  • M
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    There are a lot of details provided that I admit I had a little trouble following. But I feel like it mostly comes down to this: there is no such thing as what any relationship "should" be. There is only what is. And what there is, seems to be a lack of closeness and warm feelings between you, your husband, his brother, and his brother's wife.

    Because there is literally nothing you can do to change how another adult feels or acts, you should work on accepting the current state of things and establish and enforce whatever boundaries you need in order to be at peace in your life. Whether that means one or both of you not attending family functions, not inviting this couple over, or even not interacting with them at all, only you can decide. As long as you and your husband agree on your path forward, you will be OK.

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  • Star
    Devoted October 2019
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    Thank you ❤️
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