Most of us are probably familiar with dealing with a relative who you don’t get along with. Whether it’s a sibling, a cousin, a distant aunt, or an in-law, odds are there’s at least someone in your circles who you just don’t see eye to eye with. You hold opposite opinions and values, or maybe you just got off on the wrong foot. Either way, you’re trying to work through it. Maybe you want to just avoid each other whenever you can, though perhaps you’re required to see each other at family gatherings. 

Or maybe you’re trying to build a bridge between you, emphasizing your similarities rather than your differences. Or maybe you’re just trying to ignore them and their effect on you. But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, they get under your skin anyway. Or maybe they use the people closest to you to hurt you.