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My brother's a few years younger than me and I'm his older sister. It was pretty recently I got better from a decade long illness that put me into a semi conscious and half bedbound state. I have almost no memory of that decade and now I'm adjusting. I had spent a whole year getting used to being able to eat properly again. When I was ill my classmates who I was friends with moved cities and kinda moved on so I'm back to square one and feel a bit lost. My brother and his friends are members of the same subculture I'm in.

I have 2 close friends but they're American and it's online, nothing in person. So I'm single and only have 2 friends who are American and who I speak to over Discord. Recently I finished therapy and the therapist told me that friendships are important. Sometimes my brother goes out with his friends (don't know how many of them are girls but I don't mind either way, I'm a tomboy and get along slightly better with guys) and I was wondering if it'd be weird to want to want to tag along sometimes as a start?

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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The only thing I can think that would make it weird is how many years difference and which years.

13 & 17 would be weird
but 23 & 27 wouldn’t be

[–] TinyLittlePuni@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Not saying my exact age but we're all well into adulthood

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Definitely not weird then. Sounds like you get along and have similar interests. If anything it’s weird he hasn’t invited you.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Her brother is entitled to preferring to spend time with his friends without his sister. I wouldn't say it's weird he hasn't asked her to join.

Ya, go.
He should be honoured that you wanna hang, and same with his friends.
The best recommendations are word-of-mouth and face-to-face, so get rocking!

If I were him I would absolutely love to take you out and share friends with you. He loves you.