People Who Dated (And Even Married) Their Ex's Siblings Are Sharing What Happened, And Holy Heck
A while back, we shared stories from people who've slept with (and even married) their ex's siblings, and the stories were wild. So wild that they even prompted our readers to share some of their own:
Some stories are also from this Reddit thread because they're just too good not to share.
1. "My husband’s dad’s partner, who he had a daughter and my husband with, also had a baby with my husband’s uncle. So, now my husband has sister-cousins."
—anagrant112
2. "My aunt is married to my mom's ex. My mom isn't too awkward about it, but my dad kind of hates the guy... though the guy is kind of an *ss, so I'm not even sure my dad hates him for that reason, in particular."
—sharksblessme
3. "My parents met when my mother was going to law school in the United States on a scholarship. Fast forward ten years, and they have three kids together, but fight constantly. My mother basically had two priorities: her children and her career. She made that work, but there wasn't much time left for the luxury life my father seemed to want. Since neither of my parents was around that much, my mother's younger sister would spend her summers in the US, taking care of me and my younger siblings. And things were going well for her, too. She had a mysterious lover who would take her on lavish trips around the world and shower her in gifts."
**"**Spoiler alert, it was my dad. When my mother found out, she filed for divorce and moved back to Europe. My father and my aunt ended up marrying and having two kids of their own, who are now both my half-siblings and my cousins. My mother and father hate each other passionately to this day, and only see each other in court for the legal battle that has been going on for over twenty years now. Weirdly enough, I still think it turned out for the best — both my parents are much happier than they ever were when they were together."
—FionHS
4. "When my mom was 15, she told her sister, who was dating my dad at the time (3-year age difference), that she was going to marry my dad. My aunt laughed and said it's just a crush. A few years later, my aunt and dad had broken up. Mom and Dad were both attending the same college and had a few classes together. She knew who he was, and she seemed vaguely familiar to him. Eventually, they started to date and got married after dating for five years. Mom's family loved him. Aunt and Mom are still great friends and have always joked about it. As an adult, I asked my aunt about it the last time I saw her. She said she always knew my mom was right when she saw them interact the first time after she and my dad broke up. My parents have been married since the '70s. Still act like teenagers. I think my Aunt was the vessel that brought them together."
—jeeta22
5. "My family has a great, confusing, messed-up example of this! My mom is the youngest of five, with four older brothers. My oldest uncle, Ken, dated a woman named Vicky. They broke up. Then, my second-oldest uncle, Jim, started dating Vicky. This was awkward. But my Uncle Ken got over it by dating Vicky's younger sister, Linda. So, now my Uncle Ken is married to Linda, his ex-girlfriend Vicky's sister. And my Uncle Jim is married to Vicky, my Uncle Ken's ex, and my Aunt Linda's sister. It's ridiculous. No one cares, though. It was like 45 years ago. But it's still pretty funny that my uncles are married to my aunts, one of whom dated both of my uncles."
—FiloRen
6. "An old friend of mine dated twins. She actually dated one and then cheated on him with his twin brother. They broke up, and she dated the second twin for a long time."
—Razorblade_Kiss
7. "My physiology teacher tends to ramble on about her personal life instead of, you know, teaching. She dated a guy in college, and when stuff didn't work out between them, her younger sister started dating and eventually married the guy. They're all still on good terms, and my teacher is fond of saying that her sister got the leftovers."
—TimBeastman
8. "I was engaged to a guy for four years, but that ended because of his constant cheating. His older brother briefly lived with us during a job transition, and we became pretty good friends. Shortly after leaving my ex, I catch up with the older brother over drinks...cut to three years later, and we are married. They never had a close relationship to begin with, so it didn't cause much trouble, but my ex started dating a woman who has a major issue with the situation. She doesn't want me at family gatherings and refuses to let my niece and nephew stay with us anymore. We still haven't figured out what her problem is, but we haven't lost any sleep over it."
—Hohohooker
9. "My best friend in college was dating a girl, and sort of simultaneously, they both realized they liked each other's siblings more. So, they both ended up marrying each other's siblings. I've never asked him about it, but it has to be weird at family reunions to have slept with your sister-in-law for years."
—DC_Filmmaker
10. "I'm currently dating the younger sister of an ex. My ex and I were really close friends for years (I met her through another ex, actually), and tried dating for a while, but it didn't work because I couldn't really stop seeing her as a friend. Her younger sister always crushed on me and was flirty, but obviously, I ignored it. I really liked the whole family and didn't want to do anything to mess that up. I broke up with my ex, and about a month later, her sister is up at college, 1.5 hours from me. We've been texting, and she says she wants me to visit. One thing led to another, and six months later, here we are. My ex doesn't really talk to me when I'm around the house on breaks or whatever, but the family still really likes me, so that's a win."
—wildcat2015
11. "There were two sisters who, during their teen years, both adored a nice young man named Bill. They didn't like each other too much to begin with, but this drove them even further apart. Then, he married one and had kids with her. The other sister married someone else, moved abroad, and also had kids. Some while later, 'the other sister' and Bill had an affair, and Bill and his wife ended up divorcing. He married 'the other sister,' rendering the first cousins now step-siblings. The two sisters continue to hate each other all the more, and Bill's kids with his first wife call their biological aunt 'Mom.' Everyone seems to be happy and jolly, but I've only seen it from the perspective of the kids and 'the other sister.' I'm sure had I known the entire view, it would be different."
—CamaroNurse
12. "I know a girl who dated a twin for a really long time. They were engaged to be married. He died in an accident. She found comfort in the surviving twin's arms. They dated, got married, had a kid, and named him after the dead twin."
—misterid
13. "This all happened before I was born, and I didn't find out until I was in my 30s. Try to follow along: I had an aunt, Jennifer, who was married to Bob. Bob was a bit of a hound and apparently cheated on her quite a bit. Still, Bob and Jennifer decided to have a baby, and Michael was born. Bob ends up having an affair with Jennifer's sister, Anna. Jennifer finds out about Bob and Anna, leaves Bob, and takes Michael with her."
"Soon after, Jennifer starts dating my Uncle Rich. Rich and Bob know each other pretty well. They're not good friends or anything, but they seem to run in the same circle. Things start going well for Rich and Jennifer, so within two years, they decide to move in together and get married. In the meantime, Bob and Anna are going pretty strong, so they shack up and get married around the same time.
Anna and Jennifer patch things up, and Jennifer forgives her. Over the years, things have totally normalized, and they operate completely normally (at least on the surface), as Michael's dad doubles as his uncle, and his stepmom is his aunt.
It was a very bizarre family dynamic, but it worked."
—doctor-rumack
14. "My cousin's wife actually dated his younger brother for nearly a year when they were teenagers. I remember it was weird when she started dating my cousin, and some people in the family were judging her, but now they have four kids. The younger brother is also married and has two kids. Everybody is friends now, I don't even think that the fact they dated when they were teenagers is even a subject of conversation anymore..."
15. "I went on a few dates with a girl, we hooked up in my car, and then I found out she had a boyfriend. A few weeks later, a friend of mine introduces me to a girl he's dating — it's her sister. Small world. Friend turns out to be a big *sshole, the sister and I start dating. Kinda weird at first, but she's amazing. I met her friends, and it turns out she and her sister hang out in the same group. It gets awkward. We dated for a couple of years, and I started attending family events regularly. Her sister starts becoming more comfortable around me, sees me as a brother now. Still weird. Sister wears comfy house clothes when I'm around, because we're family now. I see things I've seen before, but definitely should not be seeing now. GF doesn't seem to mind, guess she's past it."
"Eight years have gone by, and we're getting married next week. Her sister has been the most helpful person in planning our wedding. Really appreciate everything she's done for us. Still weird."
—sonofabee
16. "My mom was previously married and had kids with my uncle, my dad's cousin. She got to know the whole extended family very well since everyone lived in the same town, so that's how she met my dad. It ended badly, and she was too poor to move back with her family in another state, so my dad's family took her and her kids in. They lived houses down from her ex, apparently, so everyone saw each other often. I don't know how long she was with them before she and my dad started seeing each other, but it eventually happened. In the beginning, he treated the kids like his own — they were family after all. But after a while, he started resenting them."
"Now he doesn't like them being brought up. I didn't even know they existed until I was probably 10, and that was just because I overheard my mom on the phone. They stayed in Mexico with their dad, my uncle, when my dad brought my mom and us, his kids, to the States. No one ever understood why he flipped suddenly. But they all still live in the same town, and my siblings visit my dad's family regularly. Nobody has a problem with it except for my dad."
—uhlayna
Responses have been edited for length/clarity.