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My brother disagrees on the subject of hating me, on the other hand he treats me with disdain and is it even possible to get along with him?

Asked by spittingblaze (258points) November 12th, 2010

My brother isn’t exactly abusive I suppose, I know people are going to try to give empathy about how bad older brothers are but I am not sure that is helpful. What I want to is- My brother says he doesn’t strongly dislike me. He’s not like a younger brother where they steal your lunch and perhaps kick you in the junk. I guess I am fairly lucky. The way he talks to me though and sometimes when we talk on the phone he hangs up me without a goodbye.
I guess I am making excuses, I would just like us to get along more. He’s a better brother than a lot of other brothers I’ve seen on television. When men say they don’t understand women I guess it’s the same for women not understanding-
Anyway I was wondering how- is it possible that showing mature mild tempered respect for him a lot and then eventually he will reciprocate that? I’ve been trying to act respectful, not snap back at him when he’s taking his anger out verbally at me. I guess it doesn’t matter. I just wish we could get along. I am jealous of other older siblings who get along. We’re room-mates so yeah…
I guess what I want to know is how do I get along with my elder brother?
He’s been very verbally provoking lately, I also felt odd when he was walking around the house naked. Men do that a lot I guess. It’s just weird. Anyway I just hope we could-
If I showed respect toward him, talked respect sincerely toward him would he eventually show that back to me? Maybe the repeated exposure effect? Is it even possible to get along with your older brother? We’re both in our twenties Ha! I forgot to ask how..

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