How important are they to you?
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very important
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^Ditto
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Very - Blood is thicker than water, as they say.
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i guess they are important to everyone. atleast this is what we make ourselves believe.
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important.
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very very important !
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Sometimes you feel drinking some of them folks’ khoon. Is that one reason they’re called blood ties? :halo:
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Only in regards to my parents and siblings.
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The ties with my parents and siblings are the most important.
I know that Islam emphasizes maintaining ties of kinship and there's a hadith which I think states that it's one of the ways to prolong one's life. But I've come to learn with time....that maintaing a distance from a few "gems" among the relos....is the best way to maintain not only your sanity but also keep the relationship fairly civil.
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Agreed, the few immediate family members that are closest to me are the ones more important to me. The ones that love me truly unconditionally, and would do anything for me. Unfortunately, most of my family members talk behind each other's backs, cause drama etc. and in that case they are not more important to me than say...my good friends who have always been there for me.
It's true that blood is thicker than water, but it's also true that you can't choose your family. Sometimes no matter how thick the blood, there is no need to force the relationship, because it's just not going to happen. Some relationships just aren't meant to be
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maintaining a good relationship with blood relative is ordained by Allah. severing ties with them is forbidden. blood relations not just include siblings but also close extended family who share common blood line.
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my parents and siblings mean the world to me.
living in a joint family i thought my chacha and chachi and cousins were everything to me as well. Now im begining to realise, nope everyone wants thier own families and wants to live for themselves. We do have fun but to a certain extent (which im still trying to figure out).
I have my dad's eldest brother's family which I only meet on a formal basis.