can 2 sisters b friend?

India
March 10, 2007 12:14am CST
hi i hav a youngr sister,who is 3 yrs ynger than me but she thinks of herself elder than me.she never liaten to me and always argue with me. WAT SHOULD I DO?
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12 responses
• United States
10 Mar 07
I think you should give it a few years. My sister and I didn't get along all the great all the time when we were younger but now we're best friends. We'd live right beside of each other if we could. We talk on the phone about every other day and see each other as often as we can. I live about 2 hours from her and she's a paramedic so her schedule is complicated. I think I would just wait it out and be there for her whenever she needs you. She's at that weird time in her life too. My sister is one that only learns from her own mistakes and doesn't usually take the advice of others too - especially at that age your sister is at now.
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• India
10 Mar 07
sisters can be good friends. because a sister is someone who can understand you the most. the advice i would give you is that you shw her that you are understanding her and loving her very much. make a trust in her. give her a support that would give her a courage and she will definitly come to you and behave frankly to you and she will love you as you do
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Mar 07
Of course sisters can be friends. It is quite common to argue with your brother or sister while a teenager, but that does not mean that you do not like each other. Very few people have the same friends throughout their lifetime, but your sister will always be there whatever happens in between. I have one brother, who is without doubt the best friend that I have.
• United States
12 Mar 07
One of my sisters is 2 years younger than me and we fight like you wouldn't believe! We get in some many arguments it is crazy. But we are sisters and sometimes we do get along like friends.
• Philippines
13 Mar 07
well, my sister never really fought back maybe coz of the age -gap which is 12 years. But with my brother though who is 2 years younger that me...we'd fight like crazy and also hurt each other physically when we were kids. I guess those sibling fights apply to all not only to just sisters. especially if the age gap is only a few years away.
• United States
13 Mar 07
yeah me and my brother fight too. He's 2 years older than me. But I don't really fight with my 2 older sisters, and out age gap is larger.
@mskzalameda (4023)
• Philippines
17 Mar 07
oh we're so the same! i also have a 3 yrs younger sister and she's like a brattinella! we always quarrel but of course, she is younger and that i need to understand her childhood acts. since childhood we often argue on things, even hurt each others physically! but if you will just go deeper into your sister's heart, you'll know why she act things like that. you just need to understand her state of feelings. maybe she's just a moody person and needs a lot of extra care for you two to go on with your lives as best friends ever!
21 Mar 07
Me and my sister are 2 years apart, I am the youngest. We are best friends. I love her dearly. I sometimes do act like I know more, but that is just a little sister trying to be bigger than her big sister. Talk to her and tell her how you feel. I'm sure it will all work out eventually
• India
13 Mar 07
i also have a sis,who never compromises wit me.....but if i am in trouble she is first person to help.....take everything in easy way don think it seriously.......
@myklaire (437)
• Philippines
16 Mar 07
i have a sister like yours. she's 1 year younger than me. like yours, she acts like she's my elder. but now as we grow older, we became more close. it takes wisdom and years for her to grow mature and listens to you. eventually, she will respect you. just listen to her, too. be a friend inspite of being herself. from there, she will learn to trust you and you will the best sister.
• United States
12 Mar 07
I have a sister who is 4 years younger than me. We didn't get alone when we were younger but now she's one of my best friends. As we got older we just grew closer. Just give it time.
• Philippines
12 Mar 07
Just let her be. Don't fail to give her advice from time to time but don't get to the point where in you'd invade her space because no matter what you do or say, they would still do whatever they want. I know that you only want what's best for her but it's still her life. If ever something bad happens to her, let her learn from her mistakes and make her realize that...eventually you'd earn her respect and soon realize that you're the best friend she could ever have. I have a sister 12 years younger than me. I use to bully her around specially when she was younger, but now that she a teenager, i can say we've become closer. she'd seek me for advice and sometimes i ask her for advice.
@sumaana (17)
• United States
14 Mar 07
Hi! i would say stop suggesting for few days. don't bother in anything she is involved into.this is my xperience. present condition may be because of the safe zone she has, that she need not think abt the pros and cons of anything. The other possibility may be she can't accept her actions to be at fault. i srongly believe that may be the reason for the argument. So, let her realise that ur suggestion is important to her. dont be tensed... everything wl be fine... cheer up!!!!!!!!
• United States
13 Mar 07
I have more than one sister, and I find they are all so different, it is like we are not even related at all. I am the oldest child, and growing up I was the one who mothered the other children. That still happens. It is just habit, I suppose. I am with everyone else when I say give it time. I would also make my feelings known. Remain supportive, without seeming too nosey. Just let them know you are there for them and that's all you can do. Sometimes, siblings push our buttons like no one else can. Perhaps, this is what is happening though unintentional, there could be sibling rivalry there, or jealousy... Just take a deep breath and remember in her own little way she loves you and she has to come around. Make sure she knows you lover her also.