Family relationships

Family is something that is extremely important to me. Family is the group of people that are always therefore you no matter what and through thick and thin. I do not necessarily think that family has to be related to you by blood. I come from a mixed family where I have step parents and siblings and adopted siblings and therefore look at family a lot different than a lot of my friends do. I am also extremely close with my extended family. Family should always be there for each other, support one another and love each other. In my eyes, family is not about buying each other things or material possessions; it is about love and support. It is going to soccer games and school shows and other things for you family, but also being there when you need someone to talk to or cry to. Because my parents are divorced, I have seen many different types of relationships. I saw my parents relationship slip from a devitalized marriage to a conflict-habituated marriage when I was younger. Now that my parents are divorced and both in other relationships I have seen much different sides. Both of them are now in total marriages. They are happy and love their partners but also have other interests. I feel like this is how relationships should be. You absolutely love your partner and look forward to being around them, but you also have your own interests and hobbies.