Do you call your SIL "my sister?"

twopeasinapod · January 2009

I have a friend who refers to her SIL's as her sisters and it always throws me when she discusses her "sisters" because she doesn't have any. Then like 10 minutes into the conversation I realize she means her SILs. Discuss.

vanillacourage · January 2009

No, my SIL is an odd duck sometimes. If we were closer then maybe.

Temp174496125006552 · January 2009

No. Just like I do not call my MIL "Mom", much to her chagrin.

Joes_love · January 2009

nope, i'm not claiming her!

MsTammy · January 2009

when talking to other people, I will say my SIL. If talking to my SIL directly or within family, I will say my sister. We are really really close and thats what we consider each other.

anna7602 · January 2009

For SIL, no, but for cousins' spouses, I do drop the "in law" and just say "my cousin," so I could see how someone would do this for SIL if she doesn't have any sisters of her own.

Toosdai · January 2009

Not at all, she's not my sister. Just like I don't call my MIL, my mother.

Myheart1297 · January 2009

nope, I only have one SIL and I don't call her my sister. I have 2 real sisters and that name is reserved for them. My SIL on the other hand does call her SIL's sisters and it throws me all off because she has 1 real sister and 2 SIL's so unless she says names I never know who she is speaking about.

jlb7640 · January 2009

Joes_love:
nope, i'm not claiming her!

ditto hahaha

CreamPuff06 · January 2009

MsTammy:
when talking to other people, I will say my SIL. If talking to my SIL directly or within family, I will say my sister. We are really really close and thats what we consider each other.

Same for my SIL and me - we were friends long before DH and I started dating (he's her twin) and we're closer than I am with my biological sister. She's the best, really.

missamy713 · January 2009

No, but I already have two sisters, so maybe that's why.

Temp146997687502158 · January 2009

nope, not close, probably never will be. most of the time she is DH's sister and not my SIL.

Jettaky · January 2009

See I'm really bad with this I don't even call them my in laws. I always say DH's mom or DH's sister. I don't want to associate with that family

SBMBride406 · January 2009

sometimes. DH's sisters definately call me their sister.

Erin Mary Ackerman · January 2009

I do. Of course when I do this in person people look at me funny, but it makes her feel very comfortable and secure.

She, calls me Bhabi, which literally means "brother's wife" which I think is funny. Her husband calls me "Didi" which means "elder sister" in Hindi.

kinda funny !

RacerGirl · January 2009

No, I adore my SIL, but I don't call her 'sister.' I have three of those already. SIL and I get along because we both can't stand MIL

xoxoxox · January 2009

i used to. ?i am soooooo close to my brother and i used to refer to her as my sister to feel closer to her, to be cool w/ her. ?but she is not so into it or my family ?=( ?

i think it might be cultural. ?we are filipino and she is caucasian...??? ?in our culture you call all elders auntie or uncle even if they aren't. ?its a respect thing...

jrzbryde · January 2009

It never occurred to me to do this, and I am very close with one of my SILs and have no biological sisters.

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