Hello @Paul Benjamin , I'm tagging you cause you said it'd be a good idea for me to do so with my next post/question. I understand this might not exactly be what you normally talk about, but I will give it a shot. I was just reflecting on mine and my sisters relationship. We're not close. She's younger by 5 years and we have no other siblings. I get the feeling that there is potential for a good connection between us 2, and I think we share some of the same "inner problems", and a lot of the same interests/ideas too. Our parents divorced when I was 11, and she 6, so naturally I think she was affected more by the divorce. But I have a hunch that the divorce, and our parents' relationship in general, had an effect on the dynamic between her and I. (Not that I noticed a sudden change) I get the feeling that my sister has a lot on her mind which she doesn't say. She doesn't like to open up and isn't often that real. I also think she wants my attention, but she tries getting it in negative ways. She has done so since we were very little. Been very negative and that. But she also pushes me away at the same time. I think she has always wanted my attention but didn't know how to get it. I think she worries about her image and I'm not sure exactly which fears she may have. But I know that she has fears that are driving her. Often, she'll do something funny without knowing it, but when people laugh she gets insecure and thinks we're laughing at her expense. I can't remember it happening lately, but there have been lots of times where ALL she wanted was for me to stop laughing. Her emotions took over. But she's had a similar reaction to my dad as well. And on the flip side, there have been times where me and her have played together, or just spent time together where I could tell she was super happy. The most recent memory I remember was when I was driving her, I noticed she had a nice blouse on which I thought was a lot more classy and nice and elegant than what she usually wears. So I complimented her and I could tell she really enjoyed that compliment, genuinely.