I think when your older (i.e teens and twenties and so on) it depends on your personality too....not the closeness in age thing.
There is 10mths b/w me and my sister. So we go 1975,1976,1978 and 1981.....im probably personality wise closest to sister #3 (1981)....there is a 6 yr age gap here. We've travelled to UK together, and generally have the same likes and dislikes....my other two sisters....well i love them of course, but if they werent my sisters, i dont think they would be the kinda people i hang out with...so what im saying is, sometimes it does work, the larger age gap.....esp in later life.
ETA: This is based on a family with all girls.....i dont have any brothers. I dont know how a brother would have gone in this equation.....i.e what if your #3 was a girl with a 4-5 yr age gap...??? Something to think about....
well i am an only child myself and just about to have number 2 (22 mnths apart)... but my plan is then to have a bit of a break (maybe 3 yrs) and then have another 1 or 2. I see all the pts above but hope that we will be able to overcome issues with parenting and the family enviornment.
my mum is 1 of 3. she is 10 yrs younger than her brother (one born pre war and one after) and then 18 months older than her sister. she is v close with her borther but has not spoken to her sister in prob 15 years.... personality and parenting imo is much more relevant than age gaps...
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