Males who have sisters and females who have brothers

[GMH]

Are there any members of this website who are female and just have more than one brother and no sisters, or are male and just have more than one sister and no brothers for siblings? If so, how many siblings of the opposite sex?

The reason why I ask is because I am male with two older sisters. (I also have a half-brother, but that was from my father's first marriage and never lived with me). Because of this I grew up in a "feminine" household with dolls and pretty things around the house instead of masculine things like football posters that most boys grew up with, which was an odd environment for a male to grow up in. I suppose that it's almost like being an only child from a gender perspective.

I have asked a similar question on this website before - and I notice from observation in everyday life that an average male is more likely to have brothers and an average female is more likely to have sisters. And it seems to me that most family genetics seem to be programmed to produce either males or females only.

My own family seems to be a predominantly female one, and I am almost certain that there would probably have been a 75% chance that I would have been female. I used to think that twins being born at the same time could only be of the same gender for example.

When it comes to famous people in the same boat, Princess Anne automatically springs to mind as a female who just has brothers - for obvious reasons she was the only one of the Queen's children who could be called "Princess Royal" and Kate Bush is another. Sarah Platt in Coronation Street is another one, although she doesn't count as she is a fictitious character.

I can't think of any male celebrity who just has sisters and no brothers. Can anyone think of anyone famous who just has siblings of the opposite sex � males with sisters and females with brothers?

[noxlumos]

Is Marie Osmond the only girl?
Thomas Boleyn had only sisters.
Can't think of anyone else and I'm not sure I agree with your hypothesis anyway. I come from Ireland where larger families aren't unusual and most families I can think of have some of each sex in roughly equal quantities.

[spudqueen]

Yes, Marie Osmond was the only girl, she has 8, yes, eight brothers.
One of my friends has five children, four of them boys. Another friend is the eldest of 7 children, 4 girls, 3 boys, and her husband is one of 4, 2 boys, 2 girls.
I think that Cliff Richard has a couple of sisters, but no brothers.

[simsfreq]

This doesn't exactly answer the question, but I read in a magazine somewhere that if a couple has two children of the same sex, they then have a 75% chance of having another child of the same sex. It's something to do with the fact that some men have stronger "Y" sperm and some have stronger "X" sperm.

I have wondered though if there is anything in the (Probably entirely fictional) theory Roald Dahl mentioned in one of his short story books that the direction you have sex facing affects the gender of the child(!)

[gina32]

i am female and have 3 brothers but no sisters

[Michelle8199]

well i was the only daughter born into my family along with three brothers all of which passed away very young. however my dad has 7 brothers no sisters. And strangely enough my mum has 4 sisters. Never really though about it like that!!

[GMH]

Thank you for all the replies to what is a rather personally baffling question for me. I have never liked being a minority (would have prefered at least one brother on my side) and I have always felt that I should have been female like my sisters, and that has nothing to do with gay, transexual, or anything like that. I am heterosexual in case you ask!

Simfreq's answer was a perfect match to paragraph four in my question, about the 75% chance. If I didn't make it clear in my original question, I am male, the third and youngest with two older sisters. Sometimes it is like being an only child at times. And it is ironic that a gender combination gets on well in the long run.

Thank you again.

[unruliejulie]

I am a female and only have brothers, 3 altogether. I dont know if it is relevant in the slightest but on the whole i prefer male company and conversation.