Help me out my brother's mother in law, is she a family connection TO ME or a relation

[irisblue]

I get she is extended family to my brother, but what is She to me.

Thx

[rurallib]

1. a friend I believe. Or an acquaintance.

But I am not really good with relationships

[irisblue]

2. Me as well, hence my asking

My Brother has been married for 40+ plus years, he cares a great deal about her.
She has been... difficult to me over the years.
FTR, my sister in law is an amazing woman

[Ptah]

3. I think it is up to you.

[paleotn]

6. Bingo. +1000

[Croney]

9. Yep. My brother's ex-wife is like a sister to me,

while my own sister has ghosted me for a year over politics and family drama.

[Skittles]

4. she is your bm-in-law

[paleotn]

5. Not a relation, but extended, extended family.

In my family, they're considered extended family. Some are and were gems. I love them still. Some are and were nightmares. But not "blood" kin to me and not in the family core. Their grandkids however are another story. There's something strange about genes and an interesting psychological connection to those who carry at least some of our genetic information.

[peacefreak2.0]

7. A family connection, maybe.

She isn’t a blood relation.

[Solly Mack]

8. Not really family to you but I think different people do things whatever way makes them comfortable

and if you are friends with her, you might also feel like she is family because of the connection to your brother and any nieces or nephews.

Some in-laws by marriage were also considered a part of our larger family and some weren't.

Depends on how close the relationship is between everyone.

My grandfather, for example, was called Granddaddy by everyone, extended family included, because he loved them, and they loved him. Even though they had their own grandfathers, mine was the universal grandfather.

One of my cousins by marriage (married to my first cousin) was liked and loved better than the blood relative that she married.

It all depends on you and how you feel about your brother's mother- in-law.

But technically?

She's no relation to you at all.

[elleng]

10. mishpachah : a Jewish family or social unit including close and distant relatives

invited the whole mishpachah.

Mishpocha definition, an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage; clan