UPDATE: Should my brother [17M] and I [17F] invite my brother’s [32M] crush [30?M] to Chinese New Year dinner?

A Redditor shares a playful and slightly mysterious situation involving their older brother and his potential relationship with someone he’s been keeping quiet about. The twin siblings consider inviting their brother’s crush to their Chinese New Year dinner, and while the older brother has been teasing them about it, it seems there’s more going on behind the scenes. Read the full story below for all the details.

‘ UPDATE: Should my brother [17M] and I [17F] invite my brother’s [32M] crush [30?M] to Chinese New Year dinner?’

My twin brother and I talked to my oldest brother yesterday about inviting the brother and sister over for Chinese New Year because they didn’t have any family. He just laughed at us and said yes, it was fine and said he knew exactly what we were up to with the baker/brother but in like a really smirky kind of way.

I think they’ve already been talking or maybe even dating but he refused to say any more than that and kept telling us to get ready for school and that “good things take time” and acting all “wise” and “older brotherly” and just annoying.

So I told him he’d better get married by the end of the year so I could get more red pockets next Chinese New Year and he just laughed at me. When I went to the cafe after school today his crush told me that my brother had invited them over for Chinese New Year so I was “oh really?” and he kind of laughed at me too and told me I was a good sibling.

So they are clearly together or together adjacent or something. Maybe they want to announce it on Chinese New Year. But when my brother asked me what I wanted to eat on Chinese New Year I gave him a list of wedding foods and he asked me if I was getting married. But he’s just been laughing at me and my brother the whole time.

So we’ve just been annoying each other back and forth until he bought us ice cream to shut us up but he did give us hugs out of the blue today so I think I’ll just leave it at that and they can take their own time with whatever it is they have going on. But I do kind of want to tease him about it because I have little sister privileges and I can only abuse them for another year.. —

**tl;dr**: Update, looks like there’s already something going on and they are coming for Chinese New Year but my brother is being coy.

Here’s the feedback from the Reddit community:

IAmDotorg −  together adjacent. I laughed.

[Reddit User] −  Haha, they’re clearly dating. All those smiles and giggles… Still a cute story though.

[Reddit User] −  This is adorable. You guys are wonderful siblings. I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!

dorianfinch −  This is so Chinese (or just east asian?) I freaking love it. the family nagging lovingly about dating and expressing their feelings through food keep the good parts of your culture, leave the h**ophobic parts <3. ​. p.s. gung hay fat choy

thatsnotaknoife −  this is the cutest s**t i ever read all of you guys sound like awesome siblings

ollieastic −  That is a wonderful and adorable update. Also, good news, you get to abuse little sister privileges for life. Source: Am an oldest sibling of several younger siblings and they pull little sibling things all the time even though we are all adults.

smughippie −  As everyone says, this is the upcoming Netflix Holiday movie. I think maybe you played by Constance Wu and brother’s love interest played by that super hot dude from Crazy Rich Asians.

yeahjustsayin −  This brought sweet happy tears to my eyes. Sounds like you have a beautiful family unit with your siblings. Perhaps we can get another update after Chinese New Year dinner!

antigoneelectra −  So sweet. I hope you all have a great New Years.

shaggzfate −  I’m glad this has all turned out well. You may be right, they may have already had a thing going on, but trust me, having you and your brother’s support is huge for him. It’s probably the biggest gift he’s received in his whole life. He’s got some awesome siblings, that’s for sure. Best of luck to all of you, and enjoy the festivities!

Do you think it’s better to leave family matters like relationships to unfold naturally, or should the younger siblings be more involved in teasing and prying? How would you handle this playful family dynamic? Share your thoughts below!