I get a wide variety of reactions when I tell people that my best friend is my older sister. Most commonly, there's "aw, how sweet", confusion, or disbelief. To me, it seems so strange that getting along with my sister so well is such an abnormal thing.

My sister and I have always been really close. We never fought much, even as kids. Of course we got on each other's nerves sometimes (to be fair, I am pretty annoying), but we've always gotten along really well. But my sister and I have really similar personalities and senses of humor, for which I count myself very lucky. We're also less than two years apart, so there's no big age difference causing problems, either.

I know a lot of people don't get along with their siblings. Sometimes, siblings have such different personalities that it's no surprise that they don't get along when in the same house, or even in the same room. Often, in these cases, siblings get along much better once they're a little older and they're not living together anymore.

To me, sisters are like free friends- you didn't really have to do anything to get them and they will always be there for you, no matter what. I know a lot of people don't get along with their sisters, but sisters really do make the best friends.

Sisters have gone through a lot of what you have gone through. You have the same parents, you dealt with the same rules, and you've had a lot of the same experiences. You grew up together and they know pretty much everything about you (even the really embarrassing stuff). Your sister gets you.

Also, sisters are forever. You can lose touch with friends or get into fights and stop talking to people, but that's harder to do with sisters. In my opinion, that's a good thing. It can be too easy to stop talking to someone that you'll end up missing in the future. With a sister, even if you haven't talked in awhile,

I am so thankful every day for my wonderful sister. As we get older, I am seeing more of my friends having closer relationships with their siblings. This makes me really happy, because too often, sisters are the friends that we take for granted.