What is my sister-in-law’s(My brother’s wife) family to me?
Beancooll7 asked:
Are we related by blood or through marriage? Because my brother just got married and we are veeeeery close to our new family. I call my sister-in-law’s aunt ”my aunt (whatever her name is)” But are we related by blood or through marriage? Please give me a good answer? Thanks.
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Are we related by blood or through marriage? Because my brother just got married and we are veeeeery close to our new family. I call my sister-in-law’s aunt ”my aunt (whatever her name is)” But are we related by blood or through marriage? Please give me a good answer? Thanks.
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:43 am
You are related through marriage only.
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
They are your ‘extended family’.
Best term I can think of. You’re lucky to be so close to your in-laws.
February 3rd, 2009 at 9:49 pm
You and your brothers inlaws are not related by blood you are related by marriage yall are inlaws
Good Luck
February 4th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
related by marriage and really just to her not her family.
her sister is NOT related to you at all!!
February 7th, 2009 at 7:42 am
You’re related through marriage. Not by blood. They’re your brothers in laws. But there’s no harm in being close to them.
February 10th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
They’re your friends, your brother’s in-laws. Your brother is related to them by marriage, but you’re not related to your sister-in-law’s family at all–no matter how badly you want to be.
February 12th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
You are not biologically related to them. They are the gift you got when you married your husband. They can be a nice addition or excess baggage if your relationship with them is poor. That works both ways, remember.
In our extended family, it was a practice to call our in-laws aunt or uncle. That really made them a real part of our family. Some of them were even nicer than my blood relatives. Our in-laws were always considered part of our family.
In some cases, there is a gult between in-laws and the biological relatives. An extended family is capable of extending only so far.
February 15th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Technically, you’re not related at all to any of them except your brothers wife (She’s your sister-in-law). Go ahead and call them family if you like though, I do.
February 15th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
technically, they are not related to you. you can count them as “extended family”, related by marriage, but your sister-in-law’s morhter isn’t your mother-in-law-in-law or anything.
honestly though, they have no real title because that relation is too far apart to be counted as my marriage or by blood for practical use. she’s your sister-in-law’s aunt.
February 16th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Technically, you’re not related at all. A “blood” relation is just that….actual, genetically connected. A step-parent wouldn’t even be a “blood” relative. You are related you your brother’s wife (your sister-in-law) by marriage. As far as her family goes, there is absolutely no relation.
That being said, I agree with the person who says you can call them your “extended family” if you are this close to them. “Extended family” usually refers to the close friends that are viewed as family. (ie, your mother’s best friend that you’ve always called “aunt” even though there’s no relation.)
I say, count your blessings to have these people in your life and don’t stress over the title.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
You are loosely related by marriage.