Sometimes, your partner can’t help but wonder if you have a tendency to run away. You did, in a way, run away from your family after all. You have to assure him that you didn’t do so out of weakness; it was actually a tough but correct decision for your wellbeing.
Since you are around, and you ask for help often, you’ll also be asked for help. So you could find your Saturday plans to hit the beach are derailed by your mom’s request to help her re-paint her office.
If you start consistently dating someone, and a holiday comes around, it can be awkward. You may not be serious enough that it’s time to meet one another’s families, but your boyfriend might also feel bad that you don’t have your own family to go to for the holidays.
You understand what a blessing healthy, loving family ties are and that they shouldn’t be taken for granted. If your partner gets into small tiffs with his family, you encourage him to work through them.
Can we all just say something, right here, that perhaps isn’t “nice” to say: some people’s families just aren’t good for them. We all like to believe that, by nature, one’s family is always good for them. But that’s simply not true
You could marry someone with divorced parents that get along. Or, you could get stuck with the trickiest situation of all: marrying someone with divorced parents who do not get along.