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Unlearning years of patterned behaviour may not be easy. “When we get upset at our partners, we run to each other to vent, which can get messy – we know it’s not healthy,” notes Jessica. But the benefits of working to preserve a healthily close relationship are clear. As Greif points out, sisters will know each other longer and better than anyone else in their lives – longer than parents, partners or friends. “They share history and when that history is good, it can continue to rejuvenate sisters as they remember good times and join together with newer partners and families, and care for aging parents,” he says.