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Did you and your partner grow up with good relational role-models?


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My mom is a wonderful mother, but wasn't quite the best with relationships! Her and my dad had a bad relationship and I'm so glad they divorced they just weren't made for each other. My mother has been married 3x so I always fear I'll get divorced too but I work hard At my relationship. Though you cant stay miserable just to stay married. My boyfriend on the other hand had great family relationships. Both sets of his grandparents and his parents are still together! I think that's amazing!!!


Pretty good. My parents were a great team. Not hugely outwardly affectionate with each other, but they were pretty loving & supportive of us kids.

Also, most of my family members got and stayed married, which isn't what happened for me, and I think that's one reason splitting up was so hard for me--being divorced is not normalized in my family. My parents were a great team and complemented one another, and that's what I wanted from marriage, too, in large part because of them.


of course! miss piggy and the ninja turtles? we're set


Funny, just talking bout this over weekend, it's fair to say I did. But I recognize both positive aspects and maybe aspects Id like to be different in my relationship based on their example.
I had phenomenal relational role-models; they taught me everything I know about what NOT to do... ;-)
Male, 41-50 years, Dating, MS, US | Jan 31, 2012

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I think my husband did, but me not so much. My parents divorced when I was 13, and my mother was my dad's 4th wife ( I am his only child) and my mom had been married once before ( to my brother's dad). All of my aunts and uncles are now divorced and the only grandparent I knew (grammie) had been married 4 times as well. My husband thinks that I have issues with allowing people to get close to me, its much easier for me to disown a friend than to allow them to know intimate details of myself.


I think that we both had good and bad examples that prepared us to be perfect together!!!


I can't speak for him, but my parents did not provide a great model for a relationship. However, they were each amazing parents in their own way, and I always knew I had their unconditional love.


I think that because of the way we both turned out our relational role models must have done something right. They may not have always been the best example but with everything that we have been through and for us to stick with it and persevere I think they did alright.


Both of our parents have awesome relationships!!!! The best examples ever!


He gets mad when I assume anything for him. so I'm not going to, but I had my father and there were 3 random mothers of friends who took me under their wings and made it there duty to bring me to God and I'm forever grateful.


Yes and no. Both of our parents divorced because of a cheating spouse, his mom and my dad. I'm no psychologist but I feel like he subconsciously has some issues with women and I with men.


I am very fortunate that my parents are still married, and still in love. But it wasn't always smooth sailing, I've learned a lot from watching them, including what NOT to do. She wasn't so lucky, her father was not the best example. Her mother however I believe more than made up for it. Her mother was very loyal, and showed her love to the ones she loved. Naomi takes after her a lot.


My parents have a wonderful relationship that has outlasted major money problems, major health issues in both sides, ungrateful kids, and they still have a super strong bond that will last until the day they die, knowing that has been the rock where I rest when times are bad, gives me strenght and renovates my faith in people and life. I would never say an opinion of my babies experience, Thats for him to respond not me.


Yes, I believe we both grew up in great households with loving parents who acted as great role models and helped shape us into the people we are today


Heck no! I was taught by my grand father how to treat a lady an how to treat other people.
But a direct model of a healthy relationship, no. We do very well thought. Communication is the key. Keep talking.



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