Half Sibling I've Never Met

[randomnerd]

I have a half sister who is 5 years younger than me. I'm early 30's. For a long time, I knew nothing about her other than the fact she existed. I searched for her, found her and added her on facebook but really, we've never spoken.

 

As a child, I was excited at the prospect of having a baby sister but she was never part of my life because she lives in another state. As an adult, I've been kind of indifferent to the idea of being close to her. I'm not really close to most of my family.

 

 

At the urging of my bf to love her (haha), I've compromised with him that I would attempt to become friends with her. I don't think it's a bad idea. We have a couple of interests in common but I don't know how to start this conversation. How do you become friends with a sister-stranger? I guess I need a way to break the ice that isn't too pushy. Ideas?

[CarrieT]

How do you become friends with a sister-stranger? I guess I need a way to break the ice that isn't too pushy. Ideas?

 

"Hi, my name is <insert name here.> I guess you and I share a parent. Would you like to grab a cup of coffee some day?"

[pink_sugar]

My husband's half brother has lived across the country for nearly his entire life. He and my husband would see each other during summers when they were young. But now that they're both adults. It's usually once every one or two years for a few days at a time. It's hard to be close because of the physical distance.

[randomnerd]

"Hi, my name is <insert name here.> I guess you and I share a parent. Would you like to grab a cup of coffee some day?"

 

 

She knows my name and to get coffee I'd have to travel 800 miles.

 

 

I'm just trying to figure out how to actually start a conversation with her by email or message with the goal to become friends. Left to our own devices, we would never talk (as we have been doing for most of her life).