I feel like my sister-in-law doesn't like me or is competing with me. She is nice enough, but it seems forced. I've been around enough "nice" people to become suspicious when something seems off. I will list some reasons why I feel this way:
-Whenever someone pays me a compliment, she forces a smile.
-If anyone says a nice prayer directed towards her, I say "Amen" loudly. When it's for me, she either whispers "Amen" or does not say it at all.
-Ever since someone said I had an angelic singing voice, she sings louder and overshadows my voice when singing together. I can sing in different octaves and have done so to work around this.
-She said she was surprised I could rent a luxury apartment "by myself." Being self sufficient is something I strive to be, single or not.
-When I was speaking to my mom on the phone and mentioned that I didn't feel the desire to get married or have children at the moment, she made a side comment under her breath in a language I don't fully understand (yet).
-The name I picked for my nephew did not make it on the birth certificate, but everyone else who offered a name did. As a result, I did not offer a name for their second child.
-For a while it seemed as if my nephew only liked people SHE liked as he was playful with everyone she liked but avoided me like the plague.
-My sister-in-law almost never shares pictures or videos of her kids with me. I had to fight tooth and nail to get pictures when I lived out of state. She always "forgot" to send them to me.
-Sometimes my brother is noticeably nicer to me than her (ex: I ask for something from the fridge and he gets it for me but complains when she asks). I need her to understand that 1) My brother can be a jerk and I call him out when he is, and 2) There are things I won't do for my brother that she will, so there's no competition? 🥴
There are other reasons, but this is long. What do you think?
