Do you/have you ever felt that people ignored you/seemed to prefer to talk to others?

[jrsydevil82]

Yes, this happens to me a lot...even with my own family lol. I used to take it personally, but now I just let it roll off my back. I am a bit of an introvert, so I wouldn't be suprised if it had something to do with that (although I have been much less introverted since I was like 10 years ago).

My fiance is one of those people who tends to cut people off mid sentence a lot. It can be really annoying. A few years ago I told him it bothered me, & every time he does it I tell him he's doing it again. He doesn't do it nearly as much, & he now catches himself & says sorry if he does it.

[Olivia Social]

Originally Posted by Sprite97

But there's no guarantee that having a sibling would give you someone to play with after school. Suppose you had a brother, who is younger or older? He might hang out with his school friends after school and ignore you. Or even if you had a sister. Maybe you aren't with other kids, but your sister might hang out with other kids from school.



You could have siblings and still feel isolated. Siblings bully each other and fight and can be jealous of each other. Or your siblings could be closer to their friends and hang out with their friends more than you. Again, it has nothing to do with being an only child. Many people with siblings complain of having no friends, being isolated, and not being close to their siblings.

Old thread, but I'm afraid that's pretty accurate. The only difference I can see is that at least when she were younger, she would have had another child (or more) in the house. I know plenty of people who have 1-5 sibling(s). They played well as really young kids, but after they hit middle school or so it was pretty much the same thing. Different interests, different friends. They moved away from each other.

Having a sibling doesn't necessarily guarantee you'll be friends; you're still screwed if they don't get along...