9 things only sisters will understand

Sisters have the potential to be annoying. They read your diary (back in the day). They steal your clothing (to this day). But in the profound words of noughties girl band S2S:

1. Nonsense nicknames.

2. Hot and cold.

3. Bribery is rife in the sisterhood.

“Can you please drive me to the station?”

“Sure, only if I can have your Backstreet Boys CD for a week.”

“You borrowed my perfume last week so I’m taking your foundation.”

“But I let you wear my favourite jeans and you stained them.”

It’s a lifelong struggle between who owes who more, and both of you will constantly feel hard done by.

4. There are rules when referring to your sister.

5. You can be 100 per cent honest with your sister.

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Ashley Hart.

Jess and Ashley Hart.

Jess Hart.

Jess and Ashley Hart.

Jess, Rae and Ashley Hart.

6. They’re excellent allies.

Whether you’re banding together nobley to fight your parents about being allowed to stay up late to watch Big Brother Uncut, or you need assistance when someone spills a drink down your legs when you’re at the pub, your sister is the first to back you up and she’ll do it regardless of whether you were right or wrong.

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7. Fists have been raised.

8. They know too much.

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Nine things only people with a sister will know to be true.

1. Nonsense nicknames.

2. Hot and cold.

3. Bribery is rife in the sisterhood.

4. There are rules when referring to your sister.

5. You can be 100 per cent honest with your sister.

7. Fists have been raised.

8. They know too much.

9. Best friends 4 life.