[philipkglass]

Due to unrelated and unexpected events, my mother, my sister, my sister's husband, and my wife's sister have all moved to within a few miles of my family within the past year. Previously they were all living in a different state from us. My father is dead, but having the rest of my close family nearby has made me so much happier. I wasn't unhappy before, but this much better yet.

I realize it's not a happiness booster in every circumstance. My wife moved a thousand miles specifically so she never had to suffer her mother again.

[lotsofpulp]

> and my sister's sister

Is this a step or half sister’s step or half sister? Otherwise I cannot make sense of the relationship.

[philipkglass]

That was a mistake. It should have been "my wife's sister." (Now fixed, thanks!)

[hinkley]

When I left college I moved a quarter of the way around the globe. Now I'm a mere 2000 miles away.