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People Who Had Sex With Their Ex's Sibling Revealed How It All Went Down, And Oh...My God
A while back we shared stories from people who've slept with (and even married) their ex's siblings, and the stories were wild. So wild that they even prompted our readers to share some of their own: Some stories are also from this Reddit thread because they're just too good not to share. 1."So, my husband 'Bill' and I have been together for a bit over five years. I met Bill through his younger brother, 'Bob.' Bob and I had been friends for almost two years, and dated on and off through that. It wasn't anything serious. We were young, and Bob was a womanizer and a bit of an asshole. Anyway, Bill and I ended up dating and then got married. Pretty much no one in his family gave a crap, other than Bob, who held a grudge. Bob was pretty petty for a while and tried to sabotage things between me and his brother for the first year or so." "Soooooo, that brings us up to now. Bill and doing too well. He cheated in the first year of marriage, and I got over it, but he never really did. Divorce has been thrown around. Finally, we settled on staying together for the kid and opening up the relationship with a don't ask, don't tell policy. Well, lo and behold, Bob and I get along okay sexually, and now he's my on-again, off-again friends-with-benefits partner. It's funny how life works out, I guess." —AllUpInThatFamily 2."My grandma married my mom's dad. Then divorced. Then she married his brother and got pregnant. After they divorced, she remarried my mom's dad, and he raised his nephew like his son." —maedessaint 3."My uncle had an affair with his sister-in-law. Her husband was his wife's brother. She had several kids, two of whom belong to my uncle. They both divorced their spouses and married. Many years later, my uncle died of a terminal illness. His wife/ex-sister-in-law had a sister who died shortly after my uncle. She then married her sister's widow! She loves keeping it in the family, I guess." —Anonymous, 59 4."I married a man who dated my sister first. He asked her to marry him, but she found out he was cheating with her best friend. So, her best friend married him because she was pregnant. They had been married for five years, and he caught her cheating with her boyfriend from high school. They divorced. He asked my sister out again, but she was seven months pregnant, and her husband left her for another woman he was cheating with. So, he started following me to my karaoke shows, which I was DJing, and we started dating. We ended up marrying as soon as both our divorces were final, and were married for 23 years until he cheated on me with his ex-wife!! She can have him!!!" —Anonymous, 58, Georgia 5."My mom's dad had an affair when my grandma was pregnant with my mom. He cheated with my grandmother's sister. My mom claims that her mom never showed her the same love or attention because of the affair. Grandma was furious, and my mom says Grandma always resented her, even though my mom had nothing to do with it." —Anonymous 6."Not me, but my husband's baby mother. After my husband got with me, she was angry about it, even though they weren't dating, so she hooked up with his brother. My brother-in-law was dating my now-sister-in-law, and he cheated on her with my husband's baby mother. The baby's mother was best friends with my now-sister-in-law, so it was a huge betrayal. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law got married down the line, and the baby's mother is on, like, her 12th boyfriend since all that. The interesting part is that her first baby father (not my husband, BTW) had a best friend who she hooked up with also." —Anonymous, 35, New York 7."As a teen, I became friends with a guy who adored my sister. My sister never gave him a moment's notice. She ended up dating his older brother, and eventually they were married for over 20 years. I dated the younger brother on and off for years. He was always just there. When my first marriage ended, he was there again. I finally ended all that and am happily married nearly 20 years, to someone else, of course." —Anonymous, 53, Texas 8."I kissed a girl in high school, and she said, 'Wow, you kiss just like your brother.' I did not know they had kissed. I would've appreciated the heads-up." —Anonymous, 35, NY 9."My husband moved out and we divorced. I stayed friends with his siblings, and later, his older brother asked me out. We ended up getting married — we'll be celebrating our 25th anniversary soon." —Anonymous, 56, New York 10."My sister liked a guy, X. He liked her, but he fell in love with someone else. So X hooked her up with his best friend. They dated a while, but he had anger issues, so my sister broke it off, but started dating X's brother. She didn't think they were compatible, so she broke it off. Shortly after, X broke up with his girlfriend and started dating my sister. She thought it was what she wanted, but she's figuring out what she does and doesn't want in relationships, and X isn't the one. Yikes." —Anonymous, PNW 11."Not me, but three of my sisters were married to three brothers. The second sister and her first husband divorced. After that, my third sister married him. Then, my second sister married another brother. So, my nieces and nephews are half-siblings AND cousins. In the end, they all were divorced. Two of the brothers were horrible people." —Anonymous, 63, USA 12."I dated one brother when I was a teenager. He proposed, and I promptly broke up with him. We were too young. Then, 16 years later, I reconnected with his younger brother. My ex has no idea, but the younger brother was fully aware that I dated his brother and still pursued me. Awkwardly, now I know which brother is better equipped and a better kisser. It's the younger one…" —Anonymous 13."I got it on with my ex's younger sister at my ex's wedding reception. Their parents were happy; they'd always liked me. Should have pushed that forward, really. She was cute." —[deleted] 14."My brother stole my girlfriend and married her. I had no interest in marrying her. The fact that he betrayed me hurt more than their marriage. Since that time, we have had a very strained relationship." —RonSwansonsOldMan 15."My ex-boyfriend's brother became a friend with benefits after we broke up. My ex treated me terribly, and his brother, who had lived with us, was one of the people who helped get me out of the situation. His brother showed me I liked sex again. We would go out to the pub, come home, and have super hot, consenting, gentle sex." —[deleted] 16."I dated a girl for a while. Nothing too serious, like a month. Met her parents, some siblings, and her dad really liked me. I'd heard that she had two other siblings who were on some retreat for the whole summer. It ended up not working out (we didn't have much in common), but we remained friendly. About a month after I met this other girl, we hit it off. The new girl has the same last name as the first girl and around the same age, but is a totally different ethnicity, so I don't think much of it." "I asked her on a date, and on the day of, I am going to pick her up. When I got the address, I did a double-take. Same house as the first girl. Okaaaay. I pull up and first girl's dad greets me. Turns out that the new girl is the adopted sibling of the first girl and was on retreat all summer." —chiguayante 17."I dated sisters once. I was with the older one for about a month, and then I started dating the younger one about a year later, and we were together for almost six years. It was kinda weird at first, but then everybody got over it." —baron556 18."It took me a while to figure this out, but my son from my first marriage really seemed to resent that I had married his uncle. I really didn't expect that; his father had died, so I didn't think it would be weird. I thought he would be happy to have a new father figure, and that it would be easier since it was someone he already knew. I realized something was up when he started being a jerk to his girlfriend. I tried to get his best friend to talk some sense into him, but it was no use. He was constantly wandering around the house in a foul mood. His uncle invited two of his friends from school to see if they would cheer him up, but he was a jerk to them, too." —GertieDane 19."My mother was in love with my dad's older brother before meeting my dad. My uncle ended up dying in a tragic car accident back in Mexico. My mom and my dad's family were devastated. Apparently, my mom cried hysterically at his wake and funeral, moaning about how much she loved him and how upset she was that he had left her. My dad helped my mom find her way back to the US, and she ended up living with my dad, along with several of his siblings. Just a bunch of horny young adults in one house, then boom, I happened. My dad's family started to dislike her because they thought it was disrespectful to my uncle, who passed away." —stephief92 20."I dated my ex's stepsister. My ex and I only dated for two months, but my ex's stepsister and I dated for a year. I regret the whole decision because something was up with that family. My ex apparently dated her stepbrother before their parents got married, and were very, very sexually active so there was tension there." —Quw10 21."I dated a girl for a summer while in college, and in the process, I hung around with many of her friends and her older sister. The older sister and I got along really well, and we very much liked each other. At the end of the summer, the girl I was dating moved away, so we had a very mutual breakup. A few months later, I needed a date for a party I was going to, so I called up my old girlfriend and asked her if it would be okay if I invited her older sister, and she thought it would be a great idea because her sister 'really, really liked me.' So, I took her sister to the party, we dated some more, and eventually we got married a few years later." "We have now been married for 20 years, and it has never been an issue with anyone. The sisters are still like best friends, we all still visit with each other a few times a year, in some ways it is like that initial summer never happened (with the exception that every once in a while we joke about it)." —traveshamockeries 22."Not my family, but my wife's grandmother was left with two kids by her husband. She went on to marry his brother who also had two kids. They had four kids living in the same house who were technically first cousins. Surprisingly, all worked out great." —A-D-A-M- finally, "My father dated my mom's sister and best friend prior to marrying my mother. They all still get along and have shaped my view on relationships. My current wife and I are friends with my ex-wife because I grew up thinking it was normal to have a platonic relationship after a romantic one. I do get some strange looks when I explain it to coworkers and friends, though." —PhoenixLoop9137 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
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9 hours ago
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A longtime friend made a racist joke like it was no big deal
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13 hours ago
- Yahoo
27 People Are Sharing Their Long-Term Relationship Advice, And These Answers Are So Raw And Real
Falling in love is easy, but staying in love? That seems to be the tricky part. Is there a magic formula? What makes a relationship work long-term? In r/AskReddit, someone posed the question: "Redditors in long-term relationships: What's something no one tells you about staying together for years?" The answers that poured in were bountiful on what it took for these couples to make it past the honeymoon stage and cultivate a long-lasting relationship. Here's what people had to say: 1."You need to stay curious about your partner: keep asking questions, update your assumptions. You will never know everything about them, especially if years have gone by and they've probably changed in some way or another. As soon as you start treating them like you already know everything about them, then you start missing a lot of cool opportunities to be surprised by them." —fookinpikey 2."You both need space, whether it's a room, upstairs or downstairs, hobbies, etc. Nothing against your partner, but everyone needs space. I've been with my wife for 15 years now, and one main condition for buying the house was that we needed separate spaces. Nothing against each other, but being able to just have a few moments of chilling in your own vibes to decompress." —Woah_man34 3."Always remember that it's you two against the problem, not you two against each other. This eventually solves every other problem if effort is made." Wwd / Getty Images —Ardelente 4."Talk. About. Everything. EVERYTHING. Don't hide your feelings. Don't dismiss your worries. Talk. And when you do talk, don't get upset over it. Keep talking, be respectful to each other. As much as people like to pretend 'love is all it takes,' it's a lie. There is so much more beyond love to make it work." —Oodles_of_noodles_ 5."Go to bed mad. Get some sleep before you say something cruel. Tackle it again in the morning. Cruelty and resentment are killers." —Acceptable-Music6825 "Can I upvote this a million times? That whole 'never go to bed angry' never made sense to me. Sometimes, you just need a good sleep, and you wake up calmer and with more perspective. Sometimes, all you need is a nap!" —PopSpiritual2752 6."You need good boundaries with your respective extended families. As your spouse, they need to prioritize the family they chose to build with you over the family they were born into — and vice versa. If your relationship and needs are, more often than not, being pushed back in favor of the spouse's parents/siblings/etc, your family is going to suffer." HBO / Via "It's one thing to spend holidays with your spouse's parents, to have Sunday dinner, or help out with the occasional landscaping job. It's another thing entirely if you can never be alone with your spouse, because your in-laws are always at your house, inviting themselves on your vacations, or expecting your spouse to be at their beck and call." —vocabulazy 7."Anything your partner does at the beginning of the relationship that irritates you will still irritate you 30 years later." —ScottyMcBoo "And don't forget all the exciting new irritating things they do that you will discover over the course of those 30 years!" —SolidInitiative 8."Find someone you enjoy doing nothing with. Anyone can create magical moments with someone going on vacations and dates, but it's the one you can socially recharge with that feels like home that will make all the difference in the long run." —snowblind08 9."Extra blankets. Learning to cook them their favorite food. Supporting each other's goals and dreams, hopefully to fruition." —sleeepypuppy 10."You're not going to have a long-term relationship if your partner doesn't trust you. Don't do shady shit. You're going to get caught, and while they might forgive you, they won't trust you. That's the beginning of the end of a relationship, once the trust is gone. If you wouldn't want someone doing something to you, don't do that particular thing to them. It's common sense, but apparently, not everyone possesses that particular thinking. Don't talk shit about your partner behind their back. Don't do things that you know are going to piss them off, and be careful what you say and how you say it. This is the person you claim to love. Act like it." —rosesforthemonsters 11."Once you have the 'right mate,' the real work is in keeping the romance alive. When you get comfortable, it's very easy to gradually fall into a rut. Over time, you're either growing together or growing apart. There is no neutral." —lovealert911 12."Some days it's going to be hard to love them, so you need to consciously choose to love them anyway." —eeyorebronte "Exactly. Love is more of a choice, especially during hard times, than it is a feeling." —DegenPatrol 13."How much of a privilege it is to see someone you love so deeply and know so thoroughly grow old with you. My boyfriend and I have been together for 11 years, and he's growing his first grey hairs now. It excites me that I get to see that." Pixar / Via —[deleted] 14."There's more to intimacy than sex. Shower together, cuddle, hold their hand, pet their is a choice that you HAVE to make every day, and the choices can come in the most mundane stuff. In picking up/cleaning something so they don't have to, in making two cups of coffee instead of one. Even if your partner isn't there to hear it, choose love. When someone jokes about hating their partner, don't laugh at the joke. Defend your partner when people are rude about your relationship, especially when it's your friends and family. Time apart gives you something different to talk about. Continue to invest in time together, but doing things by yourself gives you something new to talk about." "The opposite of love is not hate. It's indifference. Do not become indifferent to the silence and space between you when it starts to grow. ALL OF THIS MUST BE MUTUAL!" —chichipota 15."I recommend more hugs. My husband and I have been together for 25 years, and we still casually touch one another all the time. Not in a grabby way but casual hair ruffles, side hugs, full on squishes, butt pats, etc." —munkymu 16."You both WILL change, and there will come a time, 30 years in, when you realize there are still things you're not entirely sure are compatible, but you stay committed because you realize that the good outweighs the bad and you know that there is nobody else in the world who knows you like they do and has been 'through it' with you like they have. You also know the core of them, and that's pretty priceless. Meaning: I know for 100% sure, after being with my husband for 30 years, that he is a decent human with a compassionate heart." —Express_Hotel2682 17."That you need to put in the work, listen to each other, and give each other space. We have been together for 19 years. The last couple of years were very difficult, and now we are just finding each other again because we're putting in the work. We're talking more about our needs and not taking each other for granted." Sony / Via —Suzzert 18."You become more like each other. So, my wife has always been an extreme introvert, and I am the opposite. But over the years, she has craved time with people more, and I've come to appreciate and need solitude." —dudewafflesc 19."That sometimes it's loyalty, and sometimes its love." —EnvironmentalLuck515 20."The bad news? You can never get anything back. The honeymoon phase, pre-kids freedom phase, adventurous phase, etc. You can't get any of that back once it's gone; it's gone forever. Pining over it and trying to rebuild it is a waste of time and a recipe for disaster and resentment. The good news? You get to imagine and co-create a new life together. How does it look? What traditions do you want to implement? Where do you want to be? How long will it take? What must be true to make it happen? It's up to you and your S.O. to work together and make it happen, but it never will happen if you don't sit down together and imagine the life you both want to co-create." —angry_allen2234 21."You won't always be able to split the work 50/50. Sometimes it's 100/0. Sometimes you'll have to do 'their' chores. What matters is that you are both on the same team, together. It's when one person carries the load all the time for years, and the other doesn't bother, that problems happen." —Revolutionary-Yak-47 22."Porn is destructive when it is hidden in a relationship." —decentlyample 23."You're not doing either of you a favor staying in there if you really don't want to." —MilkersMoth 24."Fate, soulmates, and destiny are all scams meant to help unhappy Stepford wives comfort themselves in between doses of barbiturates. Nobody HAS to be together. Even after marriage, if you're still there in the morning, let it be because you chose to be there. Love is a choice you make every single day. Once you surrender that agency to 'fate,' you abandon the mutual effort that makes a relationship truly meaningful." —Coal-and-Ivory 25."Stephen Sondheim actually said it best, IMO: 'You're always sorry. You're always grateful. Everything's different, nothing's changed. … Only maybe slightly rearranged.' You're sorry-grateful, regretful-happy. The point is that a relationship is HARD WORK, but it comes easily if you're doing it with the right person for the right reasons." Bettmann / Getty Images, Daily Herald Archive / Getty Images "Both of you will have to ask forgiveness from each other a million times, and you'll have to give it when you don't feel like it, or when the other person is too proud to ask. You'll be glad you said the harsh thing that was true, and you'll be sad it came out that way. They will break your heart. You will break theirs. What matters is putting each other back together." —2110daisy 26."Acknowledge each other's birds. A couples therapist told my wife and me that one of the key factors he noticed in couples that stay together is acknowledging each other's birds. As in, you and your significant other are sitting there and she says, 'Oh, look at that cool bird,' and you take the time to look at it and respond. Sometimes you may not care about the bird, and sometimes you're busy with other things, but it doesn't take much effort to look up from what you're doing to say, 'That is indeed a cool bird.'" —Nmueller21739 lastly, "Silly one, but the farts. My god, the farts." —InterestingPoet7910 Any long-term relationship insights or advice to share? Let us know in the comments! Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity. Solve the daily Crossword
