# To my Brother in Law: Drama will not bring this relationship back together

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-brother-in-law-drama-will-not-bring-this-relationship-back-together/550972>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 21, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-brother-in-law-drama-will-not-bring-this-relationship-back-together/550972 "2010-08-21T15:31:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-brother-in-law-drama-will-not-bring-this-relationship-back-together/550972/21 "2010-08-27T16:00:43Z")

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> I am going to step out from this and just show support - reminding my sister about her appointment and calling to check now and then. I can’t solve their problems and shouldn’t attempt to, I believe.

Absolutely right. Make a bookmark for this page and read your last post daily!

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**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-brother-in-law-drama-will-not-bring-this-relationship-back-together/550972/22 "2010-08-27T16:14:18Z")

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> [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](#):
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> > [@jonesj2205](#):
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> > There should be posters printed up with this. The answer to why does he keep calling/emailing/coming over is, so often, because she keeps answering/replying/letting him in. Feel free to reverse the genders where appropriate.
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> My sister has cut communication from her husband for the past three weeks. Which had lead to the current meltdown.
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> Some updates: We have met a counsellor and sister is under-going some therapy/counselling, mostly to settle her nerves and guilt, and to provide advice on how to proceed with BIL. I am going to step out from this and just show support - reminding my sister about her appointment and calling to check now and then. I can’t solve their problems and shouldn’t attempt to, I believe.

Good for her (three weeks ago and now) and good for you.

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