Conference brat::wedding

    I dont know if this is the appropriate topic to put this into but my
    sister is getting married on July 5 to a wonderful guy - they have been
    together for 4 years and I know that he'll take care of her.
    
    But Im feeling very sad about it all - my sister is a year younger than
    me and we've always been close, hung out together through our teenage
    years, fought with each other, did basically everything together that
    best friends would.  Now, dont get me wrong, I am not jealous, Im very
    happy that she's found her life-long partner and I do hope that their
    love for each other lives into eternity - but I cant help feeling a
    loss - I feel like a part of me is being taken away - and although I
    have spoken to my sister about this, she just sort of smiles it off and
    says that nothing will change, but I know it will.  Ive been very teary
    lately, thinking about it, and I want to know if there is anyone else
    who has been in this situation that could offer some advice.
    
    
    This is going to be one of the most happiest times in her life, and I
    dont want to spoil it for them but being selfish about my feelings.
    
    Deb_missing_her_sister_already  :-(
    

        Deb, my friend Sandy went through something similar when her lil sister
    got married. Sandy and her sister still lived at home and with the lil
    sister getting married this would mean she would be moving out. Sandy
    was not married and didn't really feel jealous but was very sad for
    weeks before the wedding, and that night after the wedding boy did she
    loose it crying sobbing she cried herself to sleep(I know I was there)
    but the good news is that she woke the next morning (puffy eyed)
    feeling almost herself. She and her sister started to have 1 night
    a week to just them. they go to dinner, or shopping, or the
    movies, lately its been IceCats games at the Centrum in Worcester.
    Sandy has been married for 4 years now and her lil sis is going on 6
    years. Sandy is expecting her 1st baby this summer and her lil sis will
    be her coach in the delivery room

    Hope that knowing that other big sisters have cried and survived sets
    you at ease..

    Tree

    Tree
    
    
    Thanks very much for putting that entry in, it makes me feel a bit
    better knowing that I am not just being silly or selfish.   If other
    people can get through it, Im sure I can too - I just hope I dont spend
    the next 6 months crying!
    
    ***hugs***
    
    
    Deb