Dear Annie: I’m struggling with something that has left me feeling deeply hurt and confused. My older sister, who is 39, has been spending a lot of time with my ex-husband. He and I are still close friends. We have a warm, platonic relationship and co-parent well. I’m not upset about their friendship. What hurts is that my sister has never shown that same closeness to me.

Over the years, I’ve tried again and again to build a stronger relationship with her. I’ve invited her to lunch, organized family get-togethers and reached out just to talk. But she never seemed interested. When I finally told her how left out and replaced I felt, she became defensive and angry. She told me I was wrong, even though I could point to clear examples that showed otherwise.

This wasn’t the first time I’d tr

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