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People Who Dated (And Even Married) Their Ex's Siblings Are Sharing The Stories Of How It All Went Down, And Oh...My God
If you're like me, then you're probably obsessed with the love triangle drama in The Summer I Turned Pretty — aka a show where the main character dates two brothers and over the course of three seasons has to decide which one is the love of her life. And it got me thinking about how people in real life would handle the situation of dating your ex's sibling. A while ago, Reddit user u/shampoo_mohawk_ asked: "People who have dated or even married the sibling of an ex, how did that go? How did it affect the siblings/rest of the family?" Here are the wildest responses: 1."My dad dated BOTH of my mom's sisters before he dated her. As long as I can remember, everything's basically been cool. We all got along great, never any awkwardness, which may be because it was already like six years in the past by the time I was even born." —[deleted] 2."I had a pretty big crush on a guy, and we made out once or twice. Then, 10 years later, I end up marrying his brother. My partner asked me once, when he was wasted, if I had f*cked his brother. I was really relieved that I could honestly say no to that one." "I love his brother's wife to freaking pieces also. The brother and I don't talk about the past. We were kids, and then we grew up. We're two different people now, and it isn't really a big deal. Although... sometimes I think about how hilariously awkward it is that I actually know which one has the bigger d*ck." —HauntingPanda 3."My grandfather's mom died when he was one year old, and his aunt moved in to help with the kids. One thing led to another, and she married his father. So basically, my grandfather's stepmom was also his aunt. And he has no memories of his biological mom. It went pretty well as far as I've heard, but there could hardly be any conflict with one of the siblings dying being the main reason it happened." —Binnut 4."I had a friend that I wanted to be more than friends with, but she was hesitant. We remained good friends, but I ended up dating her younger sister. The older sis got really upset over it and broke off contact with me." —lobster_conspiracy 5."My grandma met my grandpa and had two babies with him. She left him because he was abusive, and they shared custody of my mom and aunt. About 10 years later, she hooked up with my grandpa's brother and had a baby with him, and he is named after his dad. At a family reunion of my grandpa's side of the family, at the age of 22, I finally learned why my cousin doesn't have the same grandpa as I do." "We are all fine, I think. We all make fun of it and find it hilarious. My grandma is very proud of her actions, though, and is always excited to talk to my boyfriend and his family about it. I know my great aunt hates my grandma, and that's about as dramatic as it gets with her." —goshdarnkids 6."When my grandma was 20, she got married to a very nice guy. Together, they had a son. When my cousin was two years old, his dad died. My grandma, now a single mom, raised her son for three years, until her son's grandparents (her husband's parents) told her they would be taking her son to raise him. My grandma would have had no choice but to give them her son. Until her brother-in-law tells her that he will marry her and support her and his nephew. My grandparents were married for almost 60 years and had 11 more kids. My uncle always felt like he didn't belong in the family, even though my grandpa loved him so much." —[deleted] 7."My dad started dating my uncle's ex. It caused a huge rift, and everyone expected my uncle to just be cool with it. He hopped on a bus out of town and hasn't spoken to anyone in, like, three years." —oceantyp3 8."A really good friend of mine dated a guy who cheated on her with her sister. They broke things off for a few months, he apologized, and then they decided to try again. A month in, and she found out he was cheating again with the same sister. Turns out he got the sister pregnant. My friend really hated her sister and the thought of a baby being involved for a long time. Now the guy is no longer in the picture, she's forgiven her sister, and she adores her nephew. I'm glad it worked out for her, but I don't know if I'd be able to mend things after that." —Jill-Sanwich 9."So, my mom married my dad, had me and my sister, then got divorced when I was 8. A year or so later, my mom started dating my dad's brother (my uncle), he moved in with us, and eventually they got married (I was probably 20 at that point). My uncle has been my stepdad longer than he was my uncle. My cousins are also my step-siblings, but we still refer to them as cousins and refer to my uncle as my stepdad. But their kids refer to my mom as grandma. It's all confusing, and we never really questioned it. My stepdad has been there and has done more for raising me and my sister than my dad has. My mom and he go to our family dinners and holidays along with my dad and stepmom. It's I guess." —qubix85 10."My grandmother married my grandfather, who had dated her sister previously. My great aunt said, verbatim, 'I couldn't stand his ass.' My grandmother should have taken her advice because he abandoned the family when his daughter was 10 weeks old to run off with another woman. Years after that daughter passed away in a hit-and-run, he was able to weasel his way into an insurance class-action lawsuit my grandmother was involved in, and collect on his daughter's name even though he hadn't seen her in over twenty years. I never met him, and he died about ten years ago, abandoned by his family because he was such an asshole." —GhostBeefSandwich 11."My stepmom met my uncle back in the early '80s. They dated for a while, and in 1986, she gave birth to a little boy. They never got married. A year or two later, they broke up, and the woman I called my 'aunt' was now dating my dad (my uncle's younger brother). My dad was divorcing my mother when I was three, because my mother caught my dad cheating with Aunt, who was her best friend. Dad and Aunt dated for several years and got married when I was 7. Family functions were tense for the first few years. But they have been married for over 25 years now. So, I can't hate that she made my dad happier than my mom did. The running joke was that she is AuntMom and her son (my step-brother) is my "brousin". We don't tell that joke to my step-mom within earshot, though." —[deleted] 12."My mom was married to my dad's older brother before she married my dad. My mom's first marriage (to my uncle) didn't work because they're basically the same person, and neither of them could deal with the pain in the ass parts of themselves in another person. They didn't have any children. They were only married for two years, and they were in their early 20s. They're much better off as friends and are friends to this day. There was a lot of time between the marriages, like eight years, so everyone had time to get over it. My dad and his brother are as close as they always have been." "My grandmother is an absolute saint and has never, ever said a cross word about my mom. The only person who ever really had a problem with it was my granddad, and he died two years before my mom married my dad. My granddad wasn't pleasant to my mother after she divorced his oldest son (my uncle, and the golden child), and didn't live long enough to see her marry his middle son. I didn't find out about any of this until I was 12 years old. No one intentionally hid it from me; it was just such a non-issue for everyone that it never came up." —shortstack1386 13."I'm a twin, and my wife briefly dated my brother before me. It was comical and a bit of a joke now, but nobody cares. Actually, at my wedding, I was up at the bar, and my wife and brother were still sitting at the head table. People started clinking their glasses, so my brother leaned in and kissed her on her cheek." —A_Two_Slot_Toaster 14."My mom has three older sisters and three older brothers. She's the youngest of seven. Apparently, my oldest aunt married my uncle, but originally, when he called the house, he wanted to speak with the 2nd oldest sister, but the oldest picked up the phone. They went out on a date, eventually got married, and had 3 kids. All those kids are grown up now and have their own kids. They're living a happy life ~40 years later with grandkids. It became a joke more than anything that originally the (now) uncle called for the other sister to take on a date. My 2nd-oldest aunt has her own husband and family, too." —[deleted] finally, "My family is from India, and all of my aunts and uncles had arranged marriages. My dad has seven siblings. My eldest aunt was engaged to a Canadian-born Indian man; basically, the jackpot back then. He flew over for the wedding, saw my youngest aunt, and asked to marry her instead. Since my grandparents were super poor and had already spent money on the wedding, they agreed. My aunts haven't spoken in 45 years." —monstersof-men Responses have been edited for length/clarity. So, have YOU ever dated, slept with, or even married an ex's sibling? Tell us how it all went down! Or, if you prefer to stay anonymous, you can submit a response using this form here. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
7 minutes ago
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Bill Belichick roasted during Hall of Fame dinner speech over Jordon Hudson
Longtime Cleveland Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot absolutely roasted former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick while accepting an award from the Pro Football Writers of America. Cabot earned the prestigious 2025 Bill Nunn Memorial Award at the annual Enshrinees' Gold Jacket Dinner in Canton, Ohio, on Friday night, and she used part of her acceptance speech to rip into Belichick's alleged past treatment of her reporting. Cabot reflected on the times Belichick allegedly called to yell at her for her Browns reporting back when he coached in Cleveland. "If Bill didn't like something I wrote, he'd call and yell at me," Cabot shared in her speech. "If you asked a dumb question, he'd call you out. Eventually, I had to learn to stand up to him." She recalled how, during one alleged yelling match, Cabot challenged Belichick to treat her with the same respect of her male colleagues. She then delivered a devastating zinger about his relationship with the much, much younger Jordon Hudson. "Now, I totally understand why Bill gave me such a hard time," Cabot joked. "I was 28 at the time, and he just couldn't relate to a woman that old." The roars of laughter from the crowd said it all. That is a truly devastating one-liner, and Cabot deserves another award for how thoroughly she trolled Belichick for allegedly giving her such a hard time in Cleveland . This article originally appeared on For The Win: Bill Belichick roasted during Hall of Fame dinner speech over Jordon Hudson
Forbes
9 minutes ago
- Forbes
You Want To Speak Memorably? Try These Smart Tips
In today's high-stakes professional world, the ability to communicate isn't just a competency—it's currency. Are you leading a team? Strong communication skill is one of your most important tools. Pitching a product? Ditto. Navigating a job interview? Ditto. In most every workplace situation, your presentation style can be the defining factor between influence and invisibility. Bill McGowan understands this better than most. This Emmy Award-winning TV journalist and bestselling author is a top communications advisor to leading names in business, tech, entertainment, sports, and finance. He's coached the founders of Amazon, Meta, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Spotify, Snapchat, and Airbnb … as well as Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy winners and World Series, Super Bowl, and Olympic champions. McGowan's latest book is Speak, Memorably: The Art of Captivating an Audience. His experience in TV journalism underscored many of the lessons he now provides as a coach. For example, when McGowan worked on ABC's popular '20/20' show, the executive producer would share the minute-to-minute ratings of a segment. Any time an on-camera personality told a story, viewers' interest spiked. Stories, McGowan learned, are much more compelling than statistics. You want to break out of the conformity zone? McGowan recommends avoiding 'corporate speak' and communicating concisely with clarity and simplicity. And at every opportunity, use pertinent stories. While it's important that every part of a presentation be interesting and relevant, McGowan highlights what psychologists call the primary-recency effect: people tend to remember the first and last items in a sequence better than those in the middle. That's a clue on where compelling stories, challenges, or facts should be in a presentation. To underscore the importance and power of simplicity, McGowan tells of a CEO who was in a media interview about a struggle his company was experiencing. The interviewer asked the CEO, 'Why do you think your IPO underperformed vis-à-vis the other companies in your competitive space?' McGowan says that instead of blaming the market or a poor valuation or even suggesting that they didn't have the right financial institution leading the offering, the CEO simply said, 'We underperformed because we failed to come up with a narrative that could fit on the back of a cocktail napkin.' McGowan used that story to kick off a speech he made to a group of communication clients. Using a 'through line,' the connective tissue that helps explain the relevance of a story, he spoke on the subject of simplicity. Citing research studies, McGowan says factual information embedded within storytelling becomes 22 times more memorable 'than if you just fire hose talking points and data points.' McGowan coaches his clients to communicate the visual, the specific, and the anecdotal. When you speak abstractly and theoretically, it's pictureless, he says. 'We human beings have this movie reel spinning in our heads at all times. If a speaker doesn't give us imagery to work with, that movie reel keeps spinning in our head—only now it's spinning with the images we've created. That's what daydreaming is.' In what ways has the rise of remote work and virtual meetings affected the way people communicate? In addition to what many people now call 'Zoom fatigue,' McGowan talks about 'Zoomnesia.' That occurs when people attend a seemingly endless string of remote meetings in which they're sitting in the same room with the same potted plant on their desk and the same view out the window and with no contextual clues. That circumstance makes it even harder for people to retain information, and it underscores the value of well thought-out communication practices that engage people's thinking. McGowan frequently uses metaphors in his coaching. For example, he talks about what he calls the 'pasta sauce principle.' You put a pot of tomato sauce on the stove and cook it down for about three hours. You then have something with about half the volume but a lot more flavor. 'But it takes time and effort to get that reduction going,' McGowan says. 'The same is true for speaking.' It wouldn't be accurate to say McGowan has written a cookbook. But Speak, Memorably certainly provides the ingredients for welcome servings of appetizing communication. Whether you're giving a TED talk, speaking at the local Rotary Club, or just trying not to lose people in your Monday morning staff meeting, McGowan offers insight that will boost your communication mojo.
