It has been said that people often have relationships like that of their parents.
For example, if your parents were respectful to each other and compromised, you're more likely to model that in your relationships. Conversely, if your parents solved arguments by yelling at each other, you're likely to pick that up as well.
Basically, we learn to model our relationships after our parents' because they're the only ones we know.
I wonder then, if from this, we can accurately predict how a significant other may behave in the future based on how his or her parents behave. If his parents are divorced, does that mean he is more likely to divorce in the future? If her parents stayed together for the kids, does that mean she'll want to keep an unhappy relationship alive even when it would be better off dead?
Do you think you can accurately predict your SO's behavior based on his or her parents? Do you see yourself modeling your own parents' relationship?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Just like Mom and Dad
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2 comments:
I think if someone grew up in a particular situation with their parents, it can have a major impact on their relationships. For instance, most of my friends who have divorced parents are either committment-phobic or clingy as all hell. I find most people either try to emulate or avoid all-together what their parents did.
100% TRUE !!!!!!!!!!!!! You live and repeat what you see and learn and carry that on into the future.
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