Which side of the family, do you get along with, when it comes to your cousins?

I get along with both sides but I am closer to my mom's side (some of them anyway). My mom didn't get along too well with one of my dad's sisters when I was growing up, that's probably part of the reason. We didn't see them very often!

Hi cream97, I have only know my cousins from my moter's side but we don't see any of them because they live so far away, we don't keep in touch and haven't seen them since I was a child. Tamara

Personally, I believe I get along with my cousins on both sides (mom's & dad's) quite pretty well. With first cousins on my mother's side, our age gaps aren't so far that we can relate easily with each other's situations. In fact, the eldest grandchild of my mom's father (our grandfather) is now 36 to 37 years of age. He is the son of mom's eldest sibling. Next to him is only two to three years younger than him who is the only child and daughter of mom's younger sister. Then comes two cousins (male and female) from different parents who are both a year younger than her. And they're a year older than me. On dad's side, I can say that we have greater age gaps but I still feel comfortable with them. But times have changed and sadly, we don't get to see each other as often as we have then. At present, I am already married for more than five years with one daughter for a child. Naturally, they also have their own families now and as expected, they are busy with their priorities as I do, too. Even with weddings and other special occasions of our clan, I still can't squeeze these in my current schedule; plus the fact that we live here in the city while most of them are five to six hours ride away from us.

I get along with both sides as far as relatives are concerned. But when thinking about this response, neither of them do I really talk to on a regular basis outside of family functions. Our day to day paths just don't cross. So I see them on a few occassions a year and thats about it. But once you are adults and your family starts to grow everybody just kind of go there seperate ways.

I only have 6 cousins on my father's side but 27 on my mother's side. And I am closer to my cousins on my mom's side. I don't know but its just the way it is. Maybe, distance factor, my relatives on my father's side are far away and my mother's side relative are just nearby. I think another factor is the age. When you have cousins your age regardless on what side, you can surely relate to their likes. And that's what matters.

i get along my mom's side cousins as they are of the same age group as mine and they live in the same state where as my dad side cousins are a bit far so i m not in good touch with them . This doesn't i dont love them but comparatively they are not that close

[i]Hi cream, We are friends with all of my cousins both side but none of them is my close maybe because we are living far from each other and we only meet during special occasion sometimes once every 2 years! SO, I don't have a very close cousin![/i]

Hello cream. Speaking of cousins from both sides of my parents, I have to say that I am more close to my cousins on my mother's side as we have had contact with each other since we were kids, but not the cousins of my father's side since we live too far away from each other. So I think that this is the very reason that I am more close to my cousins of my mother's side. But of course, I love them both.

I don't talk to any of my cousins. We were close at one time but everyone has their own families now and gone on with our lives which is sad but the way things have happened. I do miss the good old times though where my cousin and I would hang out and get into trouble all the time! Gosh those were the good times. The cousins I have are all on my mom's side, my dad was an only child.

I guess it would be my cousins on my dads side, we see them more often and they are a close family and I never had that so I gravitate towards them.

i easy to get along with my mother side since its only one place in my province .coz others like my fathers side is in Mindanao and i am in bohol also my mothers family just arround the cornerin my town.

Cream, I can happily say that both sides of our family and us get along quite well. My Dad had two Sisters, one of which had 10 kids and one had 3. There are nine of us kids(all adults now of course). In fact we are having our yearly reunion this coming Saturday. We all have a great time when we get together. Actually, on my Mom's side she only had 1 brother and he married a woman with kids, that never hung out with our family. So I guess it's my Dad's side. leenie

I don't associate with my father or his side of the family. I've always gotten along best with one 2nd cousin on my mom's side and one of my 1st cousins on her side.

I am closer to my cousins on my Mom's side as well maybe because we live closer, unlike to my Father's who stay quite far away from us. I used to have fights with my cousins but as we grew older, we became closer. Sadly, I have no cousin with the same age as mine. Some are younger and others are older, too old to play dolls with. But I am glad I have lots of cousins. It is fun during New Year's eve to get together and have lots of fun in welcoming the new year. =)

well, i get along with all the members of my extended family, when it comes to my cousins, no problem. i dont have a cousin that i dont get a long with.. well, for most of them, they are younger than me and my other siblings. my father is second eldest in their family, so that makes us the eldest cousins. my aunt who is older than my father has not been married and she treats us like her own.. so that syas it..hehehe

When I was a young girl I got along and played with my dad's side cousins the best. As a teen and young adult I found I had more in common with my mom's side cousins. Now as an adult with my own family it has equalled out and we all are very cordial with each other. I live far from them all so we mostly communicate through email and holiday cards.

Somehow, I've had much more interactions with cousins on my mother's side, than those on my dad's side. Since when I was young, my parents used to bring me to my cousins' homes to play and socialize, and usually these cousins are those belonging to my mum's sisters and brothers. I hardly know my cousins from my dad's side. My dad passed away more than four years ago, and since then, I've had absolutely no contact with relatives from his side. We have all grown up, and the cousins I used to play with now have their own families, but we still bump into each other every now and then while shopping or at family occasions like wedding receptions.

I get along with my cousins in my mom's side because I have association with them when I was a kid until today. With my cousins in my father side, I seldom associate with them because of the distance. I can mingle with cousins of my father side, however, it is not as close with my cousins in my mother side.

hmm, actually, as I don't quite see and meet my cousins on my dad's side more often, I'm more closer and quite get along well with my cousins on my mom's side. Aside that I can't see them more often and I'm kinda not get along that well or not become closer with them, kinda got a shy factor between us whenever we met. Maybe it just because we rarely see each other, perhaps, if we see each other quite often, we'll be closer.

I really don't have a side that i get along with more than the other.Growing up i hung around with all my cousins but now that we have grown up and have our own families we don't see each other often.We mainly see each other at family events,such as a wedding.I really get along with them all. happy mylotting